''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
''Arsenura'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
*'' Arsenura albopicta'' Jordan, 1922
*'' Arsenura alcmene'' Draud ...
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Draudt, 1930
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Arsenura altocymonia''
Brechlin & Meister, 2010
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Arsenura amacymonia
''Arsenura'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
*'' Arsenura albopicta'' Jordan, 1922
*'' Arsenura alcmene'' Draud ...
''
Brechlin & Meister, 2011
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Arsenura angulata
''Arsenura'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
*'' Arsenura albopicta'' Jordan, 1922
*'' Arsenura alcmene'' Draud ...
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Bouvier, 1924
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Arsenura arcaei
''Arsenura'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
*'' Arsenura albopicta'' Jordan, 1922
*'' Arsenura alcmene'' Draud ...
''
Druce, 1886
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Arsenura archianassa
''Arsenura'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
*'' Arsenura albopicta'' Jordan, 1922
*'' Arsenura alcmene'' Draud ...
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Draudt, 1930
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Arsenura arianae
''Arsenura'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
*'' Arsenura albopicta'' Jordan, 1922
*'' Arsenura alcmene'' Draud ...
''
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
''Arsenura'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
*'' Arsenura albopicta'' Jordan, 1922
*'' Arsenura alcmene'' Draud ...
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(Herrich-Schaeffer, 1853)
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Arsenura aurantiaca
''Arsenura'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
*'' Arsenura albopicta'' Jordan, 1922
*'' Arsenura alcmene'' Draud ...
''
Lemaire, 1976
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Arsenura batesii
''Arsenura'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
*'' Arsenura albopicta'' Jordan, 1922
*'' Arsenura alcmene'' Draud ...
''
(R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
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Arsenura beebei
''Arsenura'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
*'' Arsenura albopicta'' Jordan, 1922
*'' Arsenura alcmene'' Draud ...
''
(Fleming, 1945)
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Arsenura biundulata
''Arsenura'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
*'' Arsenura albopicta'' Jordan, 1922
*'' Arsenura alcmene'' Draud ...
''
Schaus, 1906
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Arsenura ciocolatina
''Arsenura'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
*'' Arsenura albopicta'' Jordan, 1922
*'' Arsenura alcmene'' Draud ...
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Draudt, 1930
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Arsenura columbiana
''Arsenura'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
*'' Arsenura albopicta'' Jordan, 1922
*'' Arsenura alcmene'' Draud ...
''
Rothschild, 1907
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Arsenura crenulata
''Arsenura'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
*'' Arsenura albopicta'' Jordan, 1922
*'' Arsenura alcmene'' Draud ...
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Schaus, 1921
*''
Arsenura cymonia
''Arsenura'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
*'' Arsenura albopicta'' Jordan, 1922
*'' Arsenura alcmene'' Draud ...
''
(W. Rothschild, 1907)
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Arsenura delormei
''Arsenura'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
*'' Arsenura albopicta'' Jordan, 1922
*'' Arsenura alcmene'' Draud ...
''
Bouvier, 1929
*''
Arsenura drucei
''Arsenura'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
*'' Arsenura albopicta'' Jordan, 1922
*'' Arsenura alcmene'' Draud ...
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Schaus, 1906
*''
Arsenura fuscata
''Arsenura'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
*'' Arsenura albopicta'' Jordan, 1922
*'' Arsenura alcmene'' Draud ...
''
Brechlin & Meister, 2010
*''
Arsenura hercules
''Arsenura'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
*'' Arsenura albopicta'' Jordan, 1922
*'' Arsenura alcmene'' Draud ...
''
Walker, 1855
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Arsenura jennettae
''Arsenura'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
*'' Arsenura albopicta'' Jordan, 1922
*'' Arsenura alcmene'' Draud ...
''
Wolfe, Conlan & Kelly, 2000
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Arsenura kaechi
''Arsenura'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
*'' Arsenura albopicta'' Jordan, 1922
*'' Arsenura alcmene'' Draud ...
''
Brechlin & Meister, 2010
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Arsenura meander''
(Walker, 1855)
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Arsenura mestiza
''Arsenura'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
*'' Arsenura albopicta'' Jordan, 1922
*''Arsenura alcmene'' Draudt ...
''
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
''Arsenura pandora'' is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is known from Brazil.
One of ''Arsenura pandora's'' close relatives is ''Arsenura armida,'' which is also found in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Repub ...
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(Klug, 1836)
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Arsenura paranensis''
Schüssler, 1930
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Arsenura paraorbygnyana
''Arsenura'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
*'' Arsenura albopicta'' Jordan, 1922
*'' Arsenura alcmene'' Draud ...
''
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
''Arsenura sylla'' is a moth of the family Saturniidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found from Venezuela south to Mato Grosso, Brazil and then west to Bolivia.
It is a large species. Males have a semblance of a tail and the fem ...
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(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
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