''Gynanisa'' 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
Francis Walker in 1855.
Species
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Gynanisa arba''
(Darge, 2008)
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Gynanisa ata''
Strand, 1911
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Gynanisa basquini''
Bouyer, 2008
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Gynanisa campionea''
(Signoret, 1845)
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Gynanisa carcassoni''
Rougeot, 1974
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Gynanisa commixta''
(Darge, 2008)
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Gynanisa hecqui''
Darge, 1992
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Gynanisa jama''
Rebel, 1915
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Gynanisa kenya
''Gynanisa'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.
Species
*'' Gynanisa arba'' (Darge, 2008)
*'' Gynanisa ata'' Strand, 1911
*'' Gynanisa basquini'' Bouyer, 2008
*'' Gynanisa campionea'' (Signor ...
''
(Darge, 2008)
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Gynanisa maja
''Gynanisa maja'', the speckled emperor or chipumi, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. The species was first described by Johann Christoph Friedrich Klug in 1836. It is known from South Africa to eastern Africa (up to Angola and Zambia). ''Gyna ...
''
(Klug, 1836)
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Gynanisa meridiei''
(Darge, 2008)
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Gynanisa minettii''
Darge, 2002
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Gynanisa murphyi''
Bouyer, 2001
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Gynanisa thiryi''
Bouyer, 1992
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Gynanisa uganda
''Gynanisa'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.
Species
*'' Gynanisa arba'' (Darge, 2008)
*'' Gynanisa ata'' Strand, 1911
*'' Gynanisa basquini'' Bouyer, 2008
*'' Gynanisa campionea'' (Signor ...
''
(Darge, 2008)
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Gynanisa westwoodi
''Gynanisa'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.
Species
*'' Gynanisa arba'' (Darge, 2008)
*'' Gynanisa ata'' Strand, 1911
*'' Gynanisa basquini'' Bouyer, 2008
*'' Gynanisa campionea'' (Signor ...
''
Rothschild, 1895
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Gynanisa zimba''
(Darge, 2008)
References
Saturniinae
{{Saturniidae-stub