Loepantheraea

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Loepantheraea
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Loepantheraea

Toxopeus, 1940

Loepantheraea is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Lambertus Johannes Toxopeus in 1940. [1]

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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.