Bombycoidea genera

Phiala is a genus of moths in the family Eupterotidae.

Preptos is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae. Its single species, Preptos oropus, is found in Mexico and Guatemala. Both the genus and species were first described by William Schaus in 1892.

Pterocerota is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae. Its single species, Pterocerota virginea, has been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Both the genus and species were described by George Hampson in 1905.

Triuncina is a genus of moths of the family Bombycidae. The genus was erected by Wolfgang Dierl in 1978.

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Holocerina is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was first described by Pinhey in 1956.

Janomima is a genus of moths in the family Eupterotidae.

Nisaga is a genus of moths in the family Eupterotidae.

Tamphana is a genus of moths of the family Bombycidae.

Epijana is a genus of moths in the family Eupterotidae.

Phyllalia is a genus of moths in the family Eupterotidae.

Lichenopteryx is a genus of moths in the family Eupterotidae.

Hispaniodirphia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Claude Lemaire in 1999. All species are endemic to Hispaniola, in both Haiti and the Dominican Republic; it is the only saturniid moth genus found in the Greater Antilles.

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Ernolatia is a genus of moths of the family Bombycidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1862.

Lasiomorpha is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae first described by James John Joicey and George Talbot in 1916. Its single species, Lasiomorpha noakesi, was described by the same authors in the same year. It is found on New Guinea.

Cotana is a genus of moths in the family Eupterotidae.

Bantuana is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae described by William Lucas Distant in 1906. Its single species, Bantuana cregoei, described by the same author in the same year, is found in South Africa.

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Sesquiluna is a genus of moths of the Endromidae family.

Rolepa is a genus of moths of the family Phiditiidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855.

Melanothrix is a genus of moths in the family Eupterotidae.

Corticomis is a genus of moths of the family Anthelidae first described by Van Eecke in 1924.

Parajana is a genus of moths in the family Eupterotidae.

Urojana is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae first described by Max Gaede in 1915. The only known species of this genus is Urojana eborea, which is known from the Ivory Coast.

Trilocha is a genus of moths of the family Bombycidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1855. It is sometimes treated as a synonym of Ocinara.

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

Dirphiopsis is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Eugène Louis Bouvier in 1928.

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Omphaliodes is a monotypic moth genus in the family Anthelidae described by Felder in 1874. Its only species, Omphaliodes obscura, described by Francis Walker in 1856, is found in Australia.

Quentalia is a genus of moths of the family Bombycidae first described by William Schaus in 1929. It has at times been placed in the family Apatelodidae, but recent research indicates the subfamily Epiinae, to which Quentalia belongs, is affiliated with Bombycidae.

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Penicillifera is a genus of moths of the family Bombycidae. The genus was erected by Wolfgang Dierl in 1978.

Panacela is a genus of moths in the family Eupterotidae.

Neorcarnegia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Max Wilhelm Karl Draudt in 1930.

Thyrioclostera is a genus of moths of the family Apatelodidae which was erected in 1929 by Max Wilhelm Karl Draudt. It is monotypic, having a single species, Thyrioclostera trespuntada originally described as Callopistria trespuntada by Paul Dognin in 1894, and which is known from Ecuador and Peru.

Falcatelodes is a monotypic genus of moths of the family Apatelodidae. It was erected by Max Wilhelm Karl Draudt in 1929, and contains a single species, Falcatelodes anava, which was first described by Herbert Druce in 1890 (as Apatelodes anava).

Pseudodirphia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Eugène Louis Bouvier in 1928.

Vinculinula is a genus of moths of the Bombycidae family.

Elachyophtalma is a genus of moths of the family Bombycidae. The genus was erected by Cajetan Felder in 1861.

Paraphyllalia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae described by Max Gaede in 1927. Its single species, Paraphyllalia degenera, was described Its Francis Walker in 1855 and is found in South Africa.

Prothysana is a genus of moths of the family Apatelodidae. It contains two species, whose larvae are known as shag-carpet caterpillars. They are found from Mexico, south to Panama and into South America, at least to Ecuador.

Pterolocera is a genus of moths of the Anthelidae family. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855.

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

Melanergon is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1904. Its only species, Melanergon vidua, was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in New Guinea.

Bivincula is a genus of moths of the family Bombycidae. The genus was erected by Wolfgang Dierl in 1978.

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Chenuala is a monotypic moth genus in the family Anthelidae described by Charles Swinhoe in 1892. Its only species, Chenuala heliaspis, the rose anthelid, was described by Edward Meyrick in 1891. It is endemic to Australia. thumb|left|200px|Larva

Periphoba is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1820.

Teratojana is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae. Its single species, Teratojana flavina, was found in the former Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Both the genus and species were first described by Erich Martin Hering in 1937.

Gamelioides is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Claude Lemaire in 1988.

Trichophiala is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1879. Its only species, Trichophiala devylderi, was described by the same author in the same year. It is found in Namibia.

Pseudodreata is a genus of moths of the family Anthelidae. The genus was erected by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1904.

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

Protogynanisa is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Rougeot in 1971.

Catajana is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae described by Embrik Strand in 1910. Its only species, Catajana bimaculata, described by Hermann Dewitz in 1879, is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and other parts of Central and Southern Africa.

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Maltagorea is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Thierry Bouyer in 1993.

Tepilia is a genus of moths of the family Phiditiidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.