| Molippa | |
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| Molippa sabina, Brazil | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Subfamily: | Hemileucinae |
| Genus: | Molippa Walker, 1855 |
| Species | |
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Molippa is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. [1]
The genus includes the following species:
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.
The genus Lonomia is a moderate-sized group of fairly cryptic saturniid moths from South America, famous not for the adults, but for their highly venomous caterpillars, which are responsible for a few deaths each year, especially in southern Brazil, and the subject of hundreds of published medical studies. They are commonly known as giant silkworm moth, a name also used for a wide range of other saturniid moths.
Antheraea is a genus of moths belonging to the family Saturniidae. It was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussar silk", the moths are named tussar moths after the fabric.
Arsenura is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841.
Rothschildia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1896.
Hylesia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1820.
Caio is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was described by Travassos and Noronha in 1968.
Paradaemonia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Eugène Louis Bouvier in 1925.
Cerodirphia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Charles Duncan Michener in 1949.
Dirphia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Gamelia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Gamelioides is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Claude Lemaire in 1988.
Kentroleuca is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Max Wilhelm Karl Draudt in 1930.
Leucanella is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Claude Lemaire in 1969.
Paradirphia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Charles Duncan Michener in 1949.
Periga is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.
Periphoba is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1820.
Pseudautomeris is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Claude Lemaire in 1967.
Pseudodirphia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Eugène Louis Bouvier in 1928.
Copaxa is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.
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