Copaxa

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Copaxa
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Copaxa cydippe
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Tribe: Saturniini
Genus: Copaxa
Walker, 1855
Synonyms
  • SaganaWalker, 1855
  • SaturniodesJordan, 1911

Copaxa is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. [1]

Species

The genus includes the following species:

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References

  1. ↑ Rougerie, R. & Collective of iBOL Saturniidae expert taxonomists (2009). "Online list of valid and available names of the Saturniidae of the World". Lepidoptera Barcode of Life.
  2. ↑ Dyar, Harrison G. (1914). "A New Saturnian from Mexico". Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus. 2 (7): 107–108.


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