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Genus: | Athletes Karsch, 1896 |
Athletes is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1896. [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.
The Malaysian moon moth is a Saturniid in the subfamily Saturniinae from Indomalaya. The male is purplish-brown and yellow, while the larger female is overall light green.
The Sulawesi moon moth or Isis moon moth is a moth of the family Saturniidae first described by Léon Sonthonnax in 1899.
Actias truncatipennis is an uncommon moth of the family Saturniidae that is found in Mexico. The species was first described by Léon Sonthonnax in 1899.
Sonthonnax-la-Montagne is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
Opodiphthera is a genus of moths from the family Saturniidae that are endemic to Australia.
Syssphinx is a genus of moths of the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Paradaemonia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Eugène Louis Bouvier in 1925.
Adafroptilum is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Philippe Darge in 2004.
Cinabra is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Léon Sonthonnax in 1901.
Gonimbrasia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878.
Lobobunaea is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Packard in 1901.
Melanocera is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Léon Sonthonnax in 1901.
Nudaurelia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Rothschild in 1895.
Pseudobunaea is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Eugène Louis Bouvier in 1927.
Maltagorea is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Thierry Bouyer in 1993.
Goodia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae that were first described by William Jacob Holland in 1893.
Orthogonioptilum is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1893.