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.
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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.
==Species== Oxytenis albilunulata Schaus, 1912 Oxytenis angulata (Cramer, 1775) Oxytenis aravaca Jordan, 1924 Oxytenis beprea H. Druce, 1886 Oxytenis bicornis Jordan, 1924 Oxytenis epiphaea Jordan, 1924 Oxytenis erosa Jordan, 1924 Oxytenis ferruginea (Walker, 1855) Oxytenis gigantea (H. Druce, 1890) Oxytenis leda H. Druce, 1906 Oxytenis mirabilis (Cramer, 1780) Oxytenis modestia (Cramer, 1780) Oxytenis naemia H. Druce, 1906 Oxytenis nubila Jordan, 1924 Oxytenis peregrina (Cramer, 1780) Oxytenis plettina Jordan, 1924 Oxytenis sobrina Jordan, 1924 Oxytenis spadix Jordan, 1924 Oxytenis zerbina (Cramer, 1780)
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