Brahmaea ledereri
Encyclopedia
Brahmaea ledereri is a species of moth
of the Brahmaeidae
family. It is found from Turkey
to the Caucasus
.
The wingspan
is 110-125 mm.
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...
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. It is found from Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
to the Caucasus
Caucasus
The Caucasus, also Caucas or Caucasia , is a geopolitical region at the border of Europe and Asia, and situated between the Black and the Caspian sea...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 110-125 mm.
Subspecies
- Brahmaea ledereri christophi Staudinger, 1879 (Caucasus)
- Brahmaea ledereri ledereri Rogenhofer, 1873
- Brahmaea ledereri zaba de Freina, 1982 (eastern Turkey)