''Antheraeopsis'' 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 in the family

Saturniidae Saturniidae, commonly known as saturniids, is a family of Lepidoptera with an estimated 2,300 described species. The family contains some of the largest species of moths in the world. Notable members include the emperor moths, royal moths, and gi ...

first described by

James Wood-Mason James Wood-Mason (December 1846 – 6 May 1893) was an English zoologist. He was the director of the Indian Museum at Calcutta, after John Anderson. He collected marine animals and lepidoptera, but is best known for his work on two other groups ...

in 1886.

Species

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Antheraeopsis assamensis ''Antheraeopsis'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by James Wood-Mason James Wood-Mason (December 1846 – 6 May 1893) was an English zoologist. He was the director of the Indian Museum at Calcutta, after John An ...

'' (Helfer, 1837) – Assam silkmoth, muga silkworm *''

Antheraeopsis brunnea ''Antheraeopsis'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by James Wood-Mason in 1886. Species *''Antheraeopsis assamensis ''Antheraeopsis'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by James Wood-Mas ...

'' van Eecke, 1922 *'' Antheraeopsis castanea'' Jordan, 1910 *'' Antheraeopsis chengtuana'' Watson, 1923 *'' Antheraeopsis formosana'' Sonan, 1937 *'' Antheraeopsis mezops'' Bryk, 1944 *'' Antheraeopsis paniki'' Naessig & Treadaway, 1998 *'' Antheraeopsis rubiginea'' Toxopeus, 1940 *'' Antheraeopsis rudloffi'' Brechlin, 2002 *'' Antheraeopsis subvelata'' Bouvier, 1930 *'' Antheraeopsis youngi'' Watson, 1915 *'' Antheraeopsis yunnanensis'' Chu & Wang, 1993

References

Saturniinae Moth genera {{Saturniidae-stub