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| Genus: | Urota Westwood, 1849 |
| Species: | U. sinope |
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Urota is a monotypic moth genus in the family Saturniidae erected by John O. Westwood in 1849. Its single species, Urota sinope, was described by the same author in the same year. [1] It was described from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. [2]
Saturniidae, members of which are commonly named the saturniids, is a family of Lepidoptera with an estimated 2,300 described species. The family contains some of the largest species of moths in the world. Notable members include the emperor moths, royal moths, and giant silk moths.
Cirina is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae.
Epiphora is a genus of large moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was first described by Wallengren in 1860. They are native to Sub-Saharan Africa.
Hyalophora is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841.
Athletes is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1896.
Aurivillius is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1902. They occur in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Bunaeopsis is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Eugène Louis Bouvier in 1927.
Gonimbrasia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878.
Lobobunaea is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Packard in 1901.
Melanocera is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Léon Sonthonnax in 1901.
Pseudobunaea is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Eugène Louis Bouvier in 1927.
Holocerina is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was first described by Pinhey in 1956.
Micragone is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855.
Lobobunaea acetes is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae first described by John O. Westwood in 1849. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Uganda.
Copaxa lavendera is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae first described by John O. Westwood in 1854. It is found from Mexico to Honduras. It has been spotted in the Netherlands on multiple occasions, where it was imported on plants.
Copaxa sapatoza is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae first described by John O. Westwood in 1854 as Saturnia sapatoza. It is found in the north-east of the Andean Cordillera in Colombia at high elevations.
Leucanella janeira is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae first described by John O. Westwood in 1854. It is found in South America, including Brazil.
Rothschildia jorulla is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae first described by John O. Westwood in 1854. This species is found in Mexico and Central America. Larvae feed on plants of a large number of families.
Rothschildia orizaba, the Orizaba silkmoth, is a moth in the family Saturniidae. The species was first described by John O. Westwood in 1854. It is found in Mexico, Central and South America.
Rothschildia zacateca is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae first described by John O. Westwood in 1854. It is found in Colombia and Peru.
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