Brahmaea

Brahmaea
Brahmaea wallichii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Brahmaeidae
Genus: Brahmaea
Walker, 1855
Synonyms
  • Brahmophthalma Mell, 1930
  • Brahmaeops Bryk, 1949
  • Acanthobrahmaea Sauter, 1967

Brahmaea is a genus of moths of the family Brahmaeidae.[1] Acanthobrahmaea, Brahmidia, and Brachygnatha are synonyms.[2] Acanthobrahmaea has sometimes been considered a subgenus,[3] describing an endemic relict species that only occurs in the vicinity of the Monte Vulture in Italy.

Species

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Brahmaea Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  2. ^ Kitching, Ian; Rougerie, Rodolphe; Zwick, Andreas; Hamilton, Chris; St Laurent, Ryan; Naumann, Stefan; Ballesteros Mejia, Liliana; Kawahara, Akito (12 February 2018). "A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera)". Biodiversity Data Journal. 6: e22236. doi:10.3897/BDJ.6.e22236. PMC 5904559.
  3. ^ "Fauna Europaea". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  4. ^ Butterflies and Moths of the World - Generic Names and their Type-species
  5. ^ Savela, Markku. "Acanthobrahmaea Sauter, 1967". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 4, 2018.

Further reading

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  • Freina de, J.J., 1982: Eine neue population von Brahmaea ledereri Rogenhofer, 1873, (Brahmaea ledereri zaba ssp. n.) in Türkisch-Kurdistan, sowie nachweis der konspezifität von Brahmaea ledereri Rogenhofer, 1873, und Brahmaea christophi Staudinger, 1879 (Lepidoptera: Brahmaeidae). Entomofauna 3 (9): 129–139. Full article: [1].
  • Hao, H.L. ; X.R. Zhang & J.K. Yang, 2002: Two new species of Brahmaeidae from China (Lepidoptera: Brahmaeidae). Acta Entomologica Sinica 45 (Suppl.): 53–55. Full article: [2]
  • Naumann, S. & U. Brosch, 2005: Zur verbreitung der hearseyi-Gruppe (Lepidoptera: Brahmaeidae: Brahmaea Walker, 1855) in Indonesien und auf den Philippinen. Galathea 21 (2): 97–104.


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