Melanocera

Melanocera
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Saturniidae
Tribe:	Bunaeini
Genus:	Melanocera Sonthonnax, 1901

Melanocera is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Léon Sonthonnax in 1901.[1]

Species

• Melanocera dargei Terral, 1991
• Melanocera menippe (Westwood, 1849)
• Melanocera nereis (Rothschild, 1898)
• Melanocera parva Rothschild, 1907
• Melanocera pinheyi Lemaire & Rougeot, 1974
• Melanocera pujoli Lemaire & Rougeot, 1974
• Melanocera sufferti (Weymer, 1896)
• Melanocera widenti Terral & Darge, 1991

References

1. Rougerie, R. & Collective of iBOL Saturniidae expert taxonomists (2009). "Online list of valid and available names of the Saturniidae of the World". Lepidoptera Barcode of Life.