''Bhima'' 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
Lasiocampidae
The Lasiocampidae are a family of moths also known as eggars, tent caterpillars, snout moths (although this also refers to the Pyralidae), or lappet moths. Over 2,000 species occur worldwide, and probably not all have been named or studied. It i ...
. The genus was first described by
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS (13 May 1830 – 10 May 1907) was a British entomologist and illustrator. He produced six volumes of ''Lepidoptera Indica'' and a catalogue of the birds in the collection of the East India Company.
It has been said that Mo ...
in 1888.
"''Bhima'' Moore, 1888"
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Species
*''Bhima borneana
''Bhima borneana'' is a species of moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 1987. It is found on Borneo. The wing markings are dull, ochreous, pale brown, rather than grey, also the thorax; the pale area of t ...
'' Holloway, 1987
*''Bhima eximia
In Hindu epic Mahabharata, Bhima ( sa, भीम, ) is the second among the five Pandavas. The ''Mahabharata'' relates many events that portray the might of Bhima. Bhima was born when Vayu, the wind god, granted a son to Kunti and Pandu. Af ...
'' Oberthür, 1881
*'' Bhima idiota'' Graeser, 1888
*'' Bhima potanini'' Alphéraky, 1895
*'' Bhima rotundipennis'' de Joannis, 1930
*'' Bhima undulosa'' Walker, 1855
External links
Lasiocampidae
{{Lasiocampidae-stub