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Brahmaeidae

Brahmaeidae
Acanthobrahmaea europaea.jpg
Acanthobrahmaea europaea
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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

  1. ^ 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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