''Agapema'' is a subgenus of moths under the genus ''

Saturnia Saturnia () is a spa town in Tuscany in north-central Italy that has been inhabited since ancient times. It is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Manciano, in the province of Grosseto. Famous for the spa which gives it its name, its population ...

,'' in the family Saturniidae. ''Agapema'' was first described by Berthold Neumoegen and

Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. (February 14, 1866 – January 21, 1929) was an American entomologist. Dyar's Law, a pattern of geometric progression in the growth of insect parts, is named after him. He was also noted for eccentric pursuits which includ ...

in 1894.

Species

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Agapema anona ''Agapema anona'', commonly known as the greasewood silkmoth or Mexican agapema, is a species of giant silkmoth in the family Saturniidae. The MONA number, MONA or Hodges number for ''Agapema anona'' is List of moths of North America, 7754. ...

'' (Ottolengui, 1903) 7754.1 *''

Agapema galbina ''Agapema galbina'', the greasewood moth, is a 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 ...

'' (Clemens, 1860) 7754 *''

Agapema homogena ''Agapema homogena'', commonly known as the Rocky Mountain Agapema, is a species of giant silkmoth in the family Saturniidae. It is found in Central America and North America. The MONA or Hodges number for ''Agapema homogena'' is 7756. Refer ...

'' Dyar, 1908 7756 *''

Agapema solita ''Agapema solita'' is a species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any tw ...

'' Ferguson, 1972 7755

References

Saturniinae Bombycoidea genera {{Saturniidae-stub