| Brahmaeidae | |
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| Dactyloceras lucina male | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Bombycoidea |
| Family: | Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892 |
| Genera | |
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Brahmaeidae is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera, commonly known as Brahmin moths. It includes species formerly included in the family Lemoniidae. [1]
The family consists of 9 genera.
Bombycoidea is a superfamily of moths, including the silk moths, giant silk moths, sphinx moths, saturniids, and relatives. The superfamily Lasiocampoidea is a close relative and was historically sometimes merged in this group. After many years of debate and shifting taxonomies, the most recent classifications treat the superfamily as containing 10 constituent families.
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.
Lemonia dumi is a species of moth of the family Brahmaeidae. It is found in scattered populations in Central Europe.
Lemonia taraxaci, the autumn silkworm moth, is a species of moth of the family Brahmaeidae. It was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775 and it is found in south-eastern Europe.
Sabalia is a genus of moths in the family Brahmaeidae.
Lemonia ballioni is a species of moth of the family Brahmaeidae. It was described by Hugo Theodor Christoph in 1888. The range includes Turkey, Ukraine and Russia.
Lemonia beirutica is a species of moth of the family Brahmaeidae. It was described by Franz Daniel in 1965. The range includes Israel and Lebanon.
Lemonia peilei is a moth in the family Brahmaeidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1921.
Lemonia pia is a moth in the family Brahmaeidae. It was described by Rudolf Püngeler in 1902.
Lemonia ponticus is a moth in the family Brahmaeidae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1894.
Lemonia sacrosancta is a moth in the family Brahmaeidae. It was described by Rudolf Püngeler in 1902.
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 barnsi is a moth in the family Brahmaeidae. It was described by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1918.
Sabalia fulleborni is a moth in the family Brahmaeidae. It was described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1900.
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 picarina is a moth in the family Brahmaeidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865.
Sabalia sericaria is a moth in the family Brahmaeidae. It was described by Gustav Weymer in 1896.
Sabalia thalia is a moth in the family Brahmaeidae. It was described by James Farish Malcolm Fawcett in 1915.
Sabalia tippelskirchi is a moth in the family Brahmaeidae. It was described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1898.
