''Arsenura'' is a genus of moths 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 ...
. The genus was erected by
James Duncan and
John O. Westwood
John Obadiah Westwood (22 December 1805 – 2 January 1893) was an English entomologist and archaeologist also noted for his artistic talents. He published several illustrated works on insects and antiquities. He was among the first entomologist ...
in 1841.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
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Arsenura albopicta''
Jordan, 1922
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Arsenura alcmene''
Draudt, 1930
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Arsenura altocymonia''
Brechlin & Meister, 2010
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Arsenura amacymonia''
Brechlin & Meister, 2011
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Arsenura angulata''
Bouvier, 1924
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Arsenura arcaei''
Druce, 1886
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Arsenura archianassa''
Draudt, 1930
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Arsenura arianae''
Brechlin & Meister, 2010
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Arsenura armida
''Arsenura armida'', the giant silk moth, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found mainly in South and Central America, from Mexico to Bolivia, and Ecuador to south-eastern Brazil. It was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779.
It is ...
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(Cramer, 1779)
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Arsenura aspasia''
(Herrich-Schaeffer, 1853)
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Arsenura aurantiaca''
Lemaire, 1976
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Arsenura batesii''
(R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
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Arsenura beebei''
(Fleming, 1945)
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Arsenura biundulata''
Schaus, 1906
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Arsenura ciocolatina''
Draudt, 1930
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Arsenura columbiana''
Rothschild, 1907
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Arsenura crenulata''
Schaus, 1921
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Arsenura cymonia''
(W. Rothschild, 1907)
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Arsenura delormei''
Bouvier, 1929
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Arsenura drucei''
Schaus, 1906
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Arsenura fuscata''
Brechlin & Meister, 2010
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Arsenura hercules''
Walker, 1855
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Arsenura jennettae''
Wolfe, Conlan & Kelly, 2000
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Arsenura kaechi''
Brechlin & Meister, 2010
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Arsenura meander''
(Walker, 1855)
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Arsenura mestiza''
Draudt, 1940
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Arsenura mossi''
Jordan, 1922
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Arsenura niepelti''
Schüssler, 1930
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Arsenura orbignyana''
(Guerin-Meneville, 1844)
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Arsenura oweni''
Schaus, 1921
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Arsenura pandora''
(Klug, 1836)
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Arsenura paranensis''
Schüssler, 1930
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Arsenura paraorbygnyana''
Brechlin & Meister, 2010
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Arsenura peggyae''
Brechlin & Meister, 2013
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Arsenura pelias''
Jordan, 1911
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Arsenura polyodonta''
(Jordan, 1911)
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Arsenura ponderosa''
W. Rothschild, 1895
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Arsenura rebeli''
Gschwander, 1920
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Arsenura sylla''
(Cramer, 1779)
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Arsenura thomsoni''
Schaus, 1906
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Arsenura xanthopus''
(Walker, 1855)
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Arsenura yungascymonia''
Brechlin & Meister, 2010
External links
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Arsenurinae
Moth genera
{{Saturniidae-stub