| Agapema | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Subfamily: | Saturniinae |
| Tribe: | Saturniini |
| Genus: | Agapema Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894 |
Agapema is a subgenus of moths under the genus Saturnia, in the family Saturniidae. Agapema was first described by Berthold Neumoegen and Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1894. [1]
Saturniidae, members of which are commonly named the saturniids, is a family of Lepidoptera with an estimated 2,300 described species. The family contains some of the largest species of moths in the world. Notable members include the emperor moths, royal moths, and giant silk moths.
North Manly is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 17 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council. It is part of the Northern Beaches region.
Coloradia is a genus of moths of the family Saturniidae. There are nine described species found in Mexico and eastern North America. The genus was first described by C. A. Blake in 1863.
Euxoa adumbrata, the sordid dart, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Eduard Friedrich Eversmann in 1842. In North America it is found across northern Canada from Quebec to western Alaska, south to the northern parts of the United States, and in the mountains to Colorado. It is also found in Greenland, the coastal areas of Scandinavia and the Ural. It was recently recorded from Denmark, although this includes Euxoa lidia, which some authors regard to be a valid species.
Hemileucinae is a subfamily of the family Saturniidae, including a number of taxa whose caterpillars have venomous urticating hairs.
Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. was an American entomologist. Dyar's Law, a pattern of geometric progression in the growth of insect parts, is named after him. He was also noted for eccentric pursuits which included digging tunnels under his home. He had a complicated personal life and along with his second wife he adopted the Baháʼí Faith.
Hylesia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1820.
Syssphinx is a genus of moths of the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Citheronia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Ptiloscola is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae erected by Charles Duncan Michener in 1949.
Eudyaria is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1898.
Hemileuca is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.
Copaxa is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.
Rothschildia jorulla is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae first described by John O. Westwood in 1854. This species is found in Mexico and Central America. Larvae feed on plants of a large number of families.
Agapema anona, commonly known as the greasewood silkmoth or Mexican agapema, is a species of giant silkmoth in the family Saturniidae.
Sphingicampa raspa is a species of giant silkworm moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Anisota consularis, the Florida oakworm moth or consular oakworm moth, is a moth in the family Saturniidae. The species was first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1896. It is found in North America.
Agapema solita is a species of giant silkmoth in the family Saturniidae. It was discovered in 1972.
Agapema galbina, the greasewood moth, is a moth in the family Saturniidae. It was described in 1860.
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