Bombycoidea genera

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

Actias is a genus of Saturniid moths, which contains the Asian-American moon moths. Long tails on their hindwings are among their distinctive traits. Other moths with similar appearance are Copiopteryx, Argema and Eudaemonia.

Bombyx is the genus of true silk moths or mulberry silk moths of the family Bombycidae, also known as silkworms, which are the larvae or caterpillars of silk moths. The genus was erected as a subgenus by Carl Linnaeus in his 10th edition of Systema Naturae (1758).

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Antheraea is a genus of moths belonging to the family Saturniidae. It was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussar silk", the moths are named tussar moths after the fabric.

thumb|Lonomia sp. The genus Lonomia is a moderate-sized group of fairly cryptic saturniid moths from South America, famous not for the adults, but for their highly venomous caterpillars, which are responsible for a few deaths each year, especially in southern Brazil, and the subject of hundreds of published medical studies. They are commonly known as giant silkworm moth, a name also used for a wide range of other saturniid moths.

Attacus is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was named by Carl Linnaeus in his 1767 12th edition of Systema Naturae.

Argema is a genus of moths from the family Saturniidae, commonly known as moon moths. They are distinguished by long tails on their hindwings.

Automeris is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae and the subfamily Hemileucinae. As of 1996 there were 124 species, and more have since been described. These moths are generally characterized by the eyelike patches on the hindwings and the leaflike pattern on the forewings, an example of crypsis. The genus was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819 and it is distributed in the Neotropical realm.

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Eupackardia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Saturniidae erected by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1912. Its only species, Eupackardia calleta, the calleta silkmoth, was described by John O. Westwood in 1853. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, as well as in the states such as; Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.

Rothschildia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1896.

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Citheronia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.

Adeloneivaia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Travassos in 1940.

Coscinocera is a genus of large moths from the family Saturniidae, that are found in Australasia. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879.

Anisota is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1820. Their caterpillars are known commonly as oakworms. They are defoliators of oaks.

Eacles is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. They are native to the Americas. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.

Opodiphthera is a genus of moths from the family Saturniidae that are endemic to Australia.

Copiopteryx is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841.

Archaeoattacus is a genus of moths belonging to the family Saturniidae and subfamily Saturniinae. The species of this genus are present in the Himalayas, Sundaland and Peninsular Malaysia. The genus was first described by Watson in 1914.

Hemileuca is a genus of North American moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. The Finnish University and Research Network currently lists 32 species of the genus. These moths are popular with butterfly collectors because of their variable coloration and wing patterns and their unusual lifestyle, which is an adaptation to the hot and dry habitats where most species live. Most of these moths fly in summer and autumn. The eggs are laid in ring-shaped clusters on stems or branches of the caterpillar's host plants and overwinter. The caterpillars develop to pupat

Ptiloscola is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae erected by Charles Duncan Michener in 1949.

Copaxa is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.

Hyalophora is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841.

Hylesia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1820.

Syntherata is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Peter Maassen in 1873.

Adelowalkeria is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Travassos in 1941.

Rachesa is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Charles Duncan Michener in 1949.

Arsenura is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841.

Loepa is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae.

Schausiella is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Eugène Louis Bouvier in 1930.

Aglia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Ochsenheimer in 1810. It is the only genus in the subfamily Agliinae. They don't spin a cocoon.

Gonimbrasia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878.

Mirina is genus of moths in the Endromidae family. It was previously assigned to the family Bombycidae or as its own family, the Mirinidae. The genus contains three described species.

Callosamia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1864.

Agapema is a genus of moths allied to Saturnia, in the family Saturniidae. The genus was first described by Berthold Neumoegen and Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1894.

Dactyloceras is a genus of moths of the family Brahmaeidae.

Leucanella is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Claude Lemaire in 1969.

Automerina is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Charles Duncan Michener in 1949.

Syssphinx is a genus of moths of the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.

Cerodirphia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Charles Duncan Michener in 1949.

Heniocha is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819.

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Cricula is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.

Rhodinia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Otto Staudinger in 1892.

Dryocampa is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae.

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Imbrasia is a genus of moths belonging to the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Species of this genus are present in the tropical Africa.

Perisomena is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae.

Antherina is a monotypic moth genus in the family Saturniidae erected by William Elford Leach in 1815. Its only species, Antherina suraka, the Suraka silk moth, was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833. It is found on Madagascar and Mayotte. Both larvae and pupae consumed in parts of Madagascar, but not to a great extent. The larvae feed on oleander, privet, willows, beech, Liquidambar, Crataegus (hawthorns), grapevine, lilac, cherry, laurel, Forsythia, Rhus, Pistacia, apple, pear, plum and peach leaves, but foodplants differ from species to species. They start off black with yel

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Pseudautomeris is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Claude Lemaire in 1967.

Procitheronia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Charles Duncan Michener in 1949.

Periga is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.

Almeidaia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Travassos in 1937.

Catacantha is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Eugène Louis Bouvier in 1930.

Paradaemonia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Eugène Louis Bouvier in 1925.

Coloradia is a genus of moths of the family Saturniidae. There are nine described species found in Mexico and eastern North America. The genus was first described by C. A. Blake in 1863.

Rhescyntis is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819.