Brahmaea

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Brahmaea
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Brahmaea wallichii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Brahmaeidae
Genus: Brahmaea
Walker, 1855
Synonyms
  • BrahmophthalmaMell, 1930
  • BrahmaeopsBryk, 1949
  • Acanthobrahmaea Sauter, 1967

Brahmaea is a genus of moths of the family Brahmaeidae. [1] Acanthobrahmaea, Brahmidia, and Brachygnatha are synonyms. [2] Acanthobrahmaea has sometimes been considered a subgenus, [3] describing an endemic relict species that only occurs in the vicinity of the Monte Vulture in Italy.

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Brahmaea litserra is a moth in the family Brahmaeidae. It was described by Hui-Ling Hao, Xiu-Rong Zhang and Ji-Kun Yang in 2002. It is found in Hebei, China.

Brahmaea loeffleri is a moth in the family Brahmaeidae. It was described by Stefan Naumann and Ulrich Brosch in 2005. It is found on Borneo.

Brahmaea naessigi is a moth in the family Brahmaeidae. It was described by Stefan Naumann and Ulrich Brosch in 2005. It is found on Mindanao in the Philippines.

Brahmaea paukstadtorum is a moth in the family Brahmaeidae. It was described by Stefan Naumann and Ulrich Brosch in 2005. It is found on Negros Island in the Philippines.

Lemonia pia is a moth in the family Brahmaeidae. It was described by Rudolf Püngeler in 1902.

Lemonia sacrosancta is a moth in the family Brahmaeidae. It was described by Rudolf Püngeler in 1902.

Lemonia sardanapalus is a moth in the family Brahmaeidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1887. It is known from Turkmenistan.

Lemonia strigata is a moth in the family Brahmaeidae. It was described by Hans Rebel in 1910. It is also listed as a synonym of Lemonia taraxaci.

Sabalia fulvicincta is a moth in the family Brahmaeidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1901.

Sabalia jacksoni is a moth in the family Brahmaeidae. It was described by Emily Mary Bowdler Sharpe in 1890.

Sabalia tippelskirchi is a moth in the family Brahmaeidae. It was described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1898.

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Brahmaea Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  2. Kitching, Ian; Rougerie, Rodolphe; Zwick, Andreas; Hamilton, Chris; St Laurent, Ryan; Naumann, Stefan; Ballesteros Mejia, Liliana; Kawahara, Akito (12 February 2018). "A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera)". Biodiversity Data Journal. 6: e22236. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.6.e22236 . PMC   5904559 .
  3. "Fauna Europaea". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  4. Butterflies and Moths of the World - Generic Names and their Type-species
  5. Savela, Markku. "Acanthobrahmaea Sauter, 1967". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 4, 2018.

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