| Catharisa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Subfamily: | Hemileucinae |
| Genus: | Catharisa Jordan, 1911 |
Catharisa is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Karl Jordan in 1911. [1] [2]
Oxytenis is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae and subfamily Oxyteninae. They are also known as jigsaw emperor moths. he genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. During its larval form, it has large eyespots on the front of its head in an attempt to mimic a snake. The larva has unusual, large, almost wing-like, fleshy protrusions on either side.
Eacles is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. They are native to the Americas. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Saturnia is a genus of large silkmoths in the family Saturniidae, which the German biologist Franz von Paula Schrank first described in 1802. Its members are commonly named emperor moths, though this is also used for various close relatives in subfamily Saturniinae. Most species are Palearctic, but three, commonly called "saturnia moths", inhabit the chaparral of California: S. mendocino, S. walterorum, and S. albofasciata.
Cirina is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae.
Hemileucinae is a subfamily of the family Saturniidae, including a number of taxa whose caterpillars have venomous urticating hairs.
Therinia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1823.
Aglia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Ochsenheimer in 1810. It is the only genus in the subfamily Agliinae.
Cercophaninae is a subfamily of the family Saturniidae, and was, until recently, treated as a separate family, Cercophanidae.
Janiodes is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Karl Jordan in 1924.
Microdulia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Karl Jordan in 1924. It contains only one species, Microdulia mirabilis, described by Rothschild in 1895, which is found between 35° and 47°S in Chile and Neuquén in Argentina.
Homoeopteryx is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Felder in 1874.
Samia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Rinaca is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae erected by Frederic Moore in 1862. It is often treated as a subgenus of Saturnia.
Pararhodia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1914.
Bunaeopsis is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Eugène Louis Bouvier in 1927.
Ludia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. It was first described by Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren in 1865.
Orthogonioptilum is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1893.
Vegetia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Karl Jordan in 1922.
Cricula ceylonica, the Sri Lankan cricula silkmoth, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. The species was first described by Karl Jordan in 1909 and it is endemic to Sri Lanka. The debate of this species with much broader range circular species - Cricula trifenestrata is not yet fully understood. However, Rougerie et al., in 2009 considered Cricula ceylonica a valid species, probably endemic to Sri Lanka.
Pseudaphelia apollinaris is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1847.
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