| Periga | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Subfamily: | Hemileucinae |
| Genus: | Periga Walker, 1855 |
| Species | |
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Periga 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.
Brahmaea is a genus of moths of the family Brahmaeidae. Acanthobrahmaea, Brahmidia, and Brachygnatha are synonyms. Acanthobrahmaea has sometimes been considered a subgenus, describing an endemic relict species that only occurs in the vicinity of the Monte Vulture in Italy.
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.
Hemileucinae is a subfamily of the family Saturniidae, including a number of taxa whose caterpillars have venomous urticating hairs.
Claude Lemaire was a French entomologist. He specialised in Lepidoptera Saturniidae.
Hylesia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1820.
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.
Dirphiopsis is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Eugène Louis Bouvier in 1928.
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.
Molippa is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.
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.
Adafroptilum is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Philippe Darge in 2004.
Copaxa is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.
Lobobunaea is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Packard in 1901.
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