Brahmaeidae
Brahmaeidae | |
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Acanthobrahmaea europaea | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Euarthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Bombycoidea |
Family: | Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892 |
Genera | |
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Brahmaeidae is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera, commonly known as Brahmin moths. It includes species formerly included in the family Lemoniidae.[1]
Diversity
The family consists of 9 genera.
Genera
- Acanthobrahmaea
- Brachygnatha
- Brahmaea
- Brahmidia
- Calliprogonos
- Dactyloceras
- Lemonia
- Sabalia
- Spiramiopsis
References
^ Kitching I, Rougerie R, Zwick A, Hamilton C, St Laurent R, Naumann S, Ballesteros Mejia L, Kawahara A (2018) A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Biodiversity Data Journal 6: e22236. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.6.e22236
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