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Antherina suraka
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
Periga
Periga is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.
Coloradia
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.
Cicia
genus of insects

Almeidella
Almeidella is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Oiticica in 1946.
Cirina
Cirina is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae.
Giacomellia
Giacomellia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Eugène Louis Bouvier in 1930.
Pseudantheraea
Pseudantheraea is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Weymer in 1892.
Pseudaphelia
Pseudaphelia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by William Forsell Kirby in 1892.
Erythromeris
Erythromeris is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae.
Citheronula
Citheronula is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Charles Duncan Michener in 1949.
Grammopelta
Grammopelta is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Rothschild in 1907.

Lemaireia
Lemaireia is a genus of moths from the family Saturniidae, commonly known as moon moths.
Urota
Urota is a monotypic moth genus in the family Saturniidae erected by John O. Westwood in 1849. Its single species, Urota sinope, was described by the same author in the same year. It was described from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Scolesa
Scolesa is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae erected by Charles Duncan Michener in 1949.
Cercophana
Cercophana is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Cajetan Felder in 1862.
Pselaphelia
Pselaphelia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1904.
Vegetia
Vegetia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Karl Jordan in 1922.
Apha
Apha is a genus of moths in the family Eupterotidae.
Micragone
Micragone is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855.
Dysdaemonia
Dysdaemonia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Decachorda
Decachorda is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1898.
Bunaeopsis
Bunaeopsis is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Eugène Louis Bouvier in 1927.

Hylesiopsis
Hylesiopsis is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Eugène Louis Bouvier in 1929. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Hylesiopsis festiva.

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

Anthela
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Eosia
Eosia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Ferdinand Le Cerf in 1911.
Epiphora
genus of insects
Ludia
genus of insects
Parusta
Parusta is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Rothschild in 1907.
Hirpida
Hirpida is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Max Wilhelm Karl Draudt in 1929.
Janiodes
Janiodes is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Karl Jordan in 1924.
Rohaniella
Rohaniella is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Eugène Louis Bouvier in 1927.
Meroleuca
Meroleuca is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Packard in 1904.
Dirphia
Dirphia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Pseudimbrasia deyrollei
Pseudimbrasia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Saturniidae described by Pierre Claude Rougeot in 1962. Its only species, Pseudimbrasia deyrollei, described by James Thomson in 1858, is found in the mid-latitudes of Africa.
Oxytenis
Oxytenis is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae and subfamily Oxyteninae. They are also known as jigsaw emperor moths. he genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. During its larval form, it has large eyespots on the front of its head in an attempt to mimic a snake. The larva has unusual, large, almost wing-like, fleshy protrusions on either side.
Pseudobunaea
Pseudobunaea is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Eugène Louis Bouvier in 1927.
Ubaena
Ubaena is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1900.
Adetomeris
Adetomeris is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Charles Duncan Michener in 1949.
Eubergia
Eubergia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Eugène Louis Bouvier in 1929.
Neodiphthera
Neodiphthera is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. It was described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1982.
Sinobirma
Sinobirma is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Felix Bryk in 1944.
Goodia
genus of insects
Lobobunaea
Lobobunaea is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Packard in 1901.
Titaea
Titaea is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1823. Its species’ ranges extend through Central America and the Northern parts of South America.
Neocercophana
Neocercophana is a monotypic moth genus in the family Saturniidae described by Izquierdo in 1895. Its only species, Neocercophana philippii, was described by the same author in the same year. The type specimen was described from Chile.
Ormiscodes
Ormiscodes is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Blanchard in 1852.
Prohylesia
Prohylesia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Max Wilhelm Karl Draudt in 1929.
Antistathmoptera
Antistathmoptera is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Tams in 1935.

Andraca
Andraca is a genus of moths of the family Endromidae.
Lemonia
Lemonia is a genus of moths in the family Brahmaeidae (older classifications placed it in the separate family Lemoniidae.
Citioica
Citioica is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae.
Automerella
Automerella is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Charles Duncan Michener in 1949.
Tagoropsis
Tagoropsis is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Felder in 1874.
Polythysana
Polythysana is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.
Pararhodia
Pararhodia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1914.
Loxolomia
Loxolomia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Peter Maassen in 1869.
Dacunju
Dacunju is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Travassos and Noronha in 1965.
Psigida
Psigida is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Oiticica in 1959.