''Leucopteryx'' 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 Packard in 1901.
Species
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Leucopteryx ansorgei
''Leucopteryx'' 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 wor ...
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(Rothschild, 1897)
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Leucopteryx mollis''
(Butler, 1889)
References
Saturniinae
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