Leucanella janeira

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Leucanella janeira
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Leucanella
Species:
L. janeira
Binomial name
Leucanella janeira
(Westwood, 1854) [1]
Synonyms
  • Saturnia janeiraWestwood, 1854

Leucanella janeira is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae first described by John O. Westwood in 1854. [2] It is found in South America, including Brazil. [3]

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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. Westwood, J.O. "Contributions to fossil entomology", Proceedings of the Geological Society of London 10:378-396, May 10, 1854. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  3. "Leucanella janeira". Silkmoths. Archived 2011-11-09 at the Wayback Machine