Brahmaea paukstadtorum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Brahmaeidae |
Genus: | Brahmaea |
Species: | B. paukstadtorum |
Binomial name | |
Brahmaea paukstadtorum Naumann & Brosch, 2005 | |
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. [1]
Brahmaeidae is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera, commonly known as Brahmin moths. It includes species formerly included in the family Lemoniidae.
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Brahmaea is a genus of moths of the family Brahmaeidae. Acanthobrahmaea, Brahmidia, and Brachygnatha are synonyms. Acanthobrahmaea has sometimes been considered a subgenus, describing an endemic relict species that only occurs in the vicinity of the Monte Vulture in Italy.
Antheraea is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussar silk", the moths are named tussar moths after the fabric.
Brahmaea hearseyi is a species of moth of the family Brahmaeidae. It is found in N.E. Himalaya, Burma, Western China, Sundaland and the Philippines.
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Brahmaea ledereri is a species of moth of the family Brahmaeidae first described by Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1873. It is found in Turkey.
Dirphia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Gamelia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Periga is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.
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Dactyloceras nebulosum is a moth in the family Brahmaeidae. It was described by Ulrich Brosch, Stefan Naumann and Frank Meister in 2002. It is found in Cameroon.
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 christophi is a moth in the family Brahmaeidae. It was described by Staudinger in 1885. It is found in the humid forests of Talish on the territory of Azerbaijan and Iran. It was named by Otto Staudinger in honor of Hugo Theodor Christoph.
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