Borocera

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Borocera
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Borocera cajani silk
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lasiocampidae
Subfamily: Lasiocampinae
Genus: Borocera
Boisduval, 1833
Synonyms
  • LibethraSaalmüller, 1884

Borocera is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae. The genus was erected by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833. [1] [2] [3]

Species

  1. "Genus Borocera • 7 living spp". Catalogue of Life. (31 July 2018). Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  2. Nomen.at - animals and plants
  3. "Borocera Boisduval, 1833". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  4. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Borocera attenuata (Kenrick, 1914)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 19, 2018.


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