''Imbrasia'' 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 belonging to 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

Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ...

in 1819. Species of this genus are present in the tropical Africa.

List of selected species

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Imbrasia epimethea ''Imbrasia epimethea'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Saturniidae. It was first described by Dru Drury in 1773 from the Calabar coast. Description Upper side: antennae strongly pectinated; the extremities appearing like threads. ...

'' (Drury, 1822) – Cameroon *''

Imbrasia ertli ''Imbrasia'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Species of this genus are present in the tropical Africa. List of selected species *''Imbrasia epimethea'' (Drury, 1822) – Cameroo ...

'' Rebel, 1904 – Zambia *''

Imbrasia longicaudata ''Imbrasia'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Species of this genus are present in the tropical Africa. List of selected species *''Imbrasia epimethea'' (Drury, 1822) – Cameroo ...

'' (Holland, 1894) *''

Imbrasia obscura ''Imbrasia obscura'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Saturniidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. Description ''Imbrasia obscura'' has a wingspan reaching about . The basic colour of the wings is brown, with two la ...

'' (Butler, 1878) – Cameroon *''

Imbrasia truncata ''Imbrasia'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Species of this genus are present in the tropical Africa. List of selected species *''Imbrasia epimethea'' (Drury, 1822) – Cameroo ...

'' Aurivillius, 1908 – Cameroon *''

Imbrasia vesperina ''Imbrasia'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Species of this genus are present in the tropical Africa. List of selected species *''Imbrasia epimethea'' (Drury, 1822) – Cameroo ...

'' Stoneham, 1962

References

"''Imbrasia''"
''National Center for Biotechnology Information''. Saturniinae Moth genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Saturniidae-stub