Athletes (moth)

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Athletes
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A. albicans, male, Ghana
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Athletes

Karsch, 1896

Athletes is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1896. [1]

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References

  1. Rougerie, R. & Collective of iBOL Saturniidae expert taxonomists (2009). "Online list of valid and available names of the Saturniidae of the World". Lepidoptera Barcode of Life.