Brahmaea
Encyclopedia
Brahmaea is a genus of moth
s of the Brahmaeidae
family.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Brahmaeidae
Brahmaeidae
Brahmaeidae is a family of insects in the Lepidoptera order, commonly known as brahmin moths.-Genera:*Acanthobrahmaea*Brachygnatha*Brahmaea*Brahmidia*Calliprogonos*Dactyloceras*Spiramiopsis-References:*...
family.
Species
- Brahmaea ardjoeno (Kalis, 1934)
- Brahmaea certhiaBrahmaea certhiaThe Sino-Korean Owl Moth is a moth from the Brahmaeidae family, the brahmin moths. It is found in the Russian Far East, the Korean Peninsula and China.The wingspan is to ....
(Fabricius, 1793) - Brahmaea hearseyiBrahmaea hearseyiBrahmaea hearseyi is a species of moth of the Brahmaeidae family. It is found in south-east Asia.The wingspan ranges up to 200 mm.The larvae feed on Ligustrum species.-External links:* *...
(White, 1862) (=Brahmophthalma hearseyi) - Brahmaea japonicaBrahmaea japonicaThe Japanese Owl Moth is a species of moth of the Brahmaeidae family. It is found in Japan.The wingspan is 80-115 mm....
(Butler, 1873) - Brahmaea ledereriBrahmaea ledereriBrahmaea ledereri is a species of moth of the Brahmaeidae family. It is found from Turkey to the Caucasus.The wingspan is 110-125 mm.-Subspecies:*Brahmaea ledereri christophi Staudinger, 1879...
(Rogenhofer, 1873) - Brahmaea litserra H.L. Hao , X.R. Zhang & J.K. Yang, 2002
- Brahmaea tancrei (Austaut, 1896)
- Brahmaea wallichiiBrahmaea wallichiiBrahmaea wallichii is a moth from the Brahmaeidae family, the brahmin moths. It is found in the north of India, Myanmar, China, Taiwan and Japan.The wingspan is about ....
(Gray, 1831) (=Brahmaea conchifera, =Bombyx wallichii, =Brahmophthalma wallichii)