''Brahmaea'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s of the family
Brahmaeidae
Brahmaeidae is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera ( ) is an order (biology), order of insects that includes butterfly, butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are ...
. ''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
Mount Vulture () is an extinct volcano located north of the city Potenza in the Basilicata region (Italy). As a prominent landmark it gave its name to the Vulture region, the most significant viticultural zone in Basilicata growing the DOC win ...
in Italy.
Species
*''Brachygnatha diastemata'', found in
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
(Shaanxi).
Zhang & Yang, 1993
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Brahmaea ardjoeno''
(Kalis, 1934)
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Brahmaea celebica''
Toxopeus, 1939
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Brahmaea certhia
''Brahmaea certhia'', the Sino-Korean owl moth, is a moth from the family Brahmaeidae, the Brahmin moths. It is found in the Korean Peninsula and China.
The wingspan is to .
The larvae feed on privet
A privet is a flowering plant in th ...
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(Fabricius, 1793)
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Brahmaea christophi''
Staudinger, 1879
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Brahmaea hearseyi''
(White, 1862)
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Brahmaea japonica
''Brahmaea japonica'', the Japanese owl moth, is a species of moth of the Brahmaeidae family native to Japan.
Description
The wingspan is 80–115 mm. The male is smaller than the female. The wings are wide with a rounded outer edge. The ...
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(Butler, 1873)
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Brahmaea ledereri''
(Rogenhofer, 1873)
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Brahmaea litserra''
H.L. Hao, X.R. Zhang & J.K. Yang, 2002
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Brahmaea loeffleri''
Naumann & Brosch, 2005
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Brahmaea naessigi''
Naumann & Brosch, 2005
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Brahmaea paukstadtorum''
Naumann & Brosch, 2005
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Brahmaea tancrei''
(Austaut, 1896)
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Brahmaea wallichii''
(Gray, 1831)
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Brahmidia polymehntas''
H.L. Hao, X.R. Zhang & J.K. Yang, 2002
References
Further reading
* , 1982: Eine neue population von ''Brahmaea ledereri'' Rogenhofer, 1873, (''Brahmaea ledereri zaba'' ssp. n.) in Türkisch-Kurdistan, sowie nachweis der konspezifität von ''Brahmaea ledereri'' Rogenhofer, 1873, und ''Brahmaea christophi'' Staudinger, 1879 (Lepidoptera: Brahmaeidae). ''Entomofauna'' 3 (9): 129-139. Full article
* , 2002: Two new species of ''Brahmaeidae'' from China (Lepidoptera: Brahmaeidae). ''Acta Entomologica Sinica'' 45 (Suppl.): 53-55. Full article
* , 2005: Zur verbreitung der ''hearseyi''-Gruppe (Lepidoptera: Brahmaeidae: Brahmaea Walker, 1855) in Indonesien und auf den Philippinen. ''Galathea'' 21 (2): 97-104.
Brahmaeidae
Macrolepidoptera genera
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