Xanthodirphia

Xanthodirphia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Bombycoidea
Family:	Saturniidae
Genus:	Xanthodirphia Michener, 1949

Xanthodirphia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Charles Duncan Michener in 1949.[1] It was originally established as a subgenus of the genus Ormiscodes.[2]

Species

• Xanthodirphia abbreviata Becker & Chacon, 2001
• Xanthodirphia amarilla (Schaus, 1908)

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: Saturniidae.
2. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Xanthodirphia Michener, 1949". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved November 10, 2018.