List Of Moths Of India (Brahmaeidae)
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This is a list of moths of the family
Brahmaeidae Brahmaeidae is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera Lepidoptera ( ) is an order (biology), order of insects that includes butterfly, butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are ...
that are found in
India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full
List of moths of India The following is a list of the moths of India. It is estimated that approximately 10,000 species of moths exist in India. Family lists for Indian moths * Alucitidae * Bombycidae * Brachodidae * Brahmaeidae * Choreutidae * Cosmopterigidae * ...
.


Genus ''

Brahmaea ''Brahmaea'' is a genus of moths of the family Brahmaeidae. ''Acanthobrahmaea'', ''Brahmidia'', and ''Brachygnatha'' are synonyms. ''Acanthobrahmaea'' has sometimes been considered a subgenus, describing an endemic relict species that only occurs ...
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* ''
Brahmaea wallichii ''Brahmaea wallichii'', also known as the owl moth, is a moth from the family Brahmaeidae, the Brahmin moths, and one of its largest species. It is found in the north of India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, China, Taiwan, and Japan. The owl moth is noct ...
'' (Gray, 1831)


Genus ''

Brahmidia ''Brahmaea'' is a genus of moths of the family Brahmaeidae. ''Acanthobrahmaea'', ''Brahmidia'', and ''Brachygnatha'' are synonyms. ''Acanthobrahmaea'' has sometimes been considered a subgenus, describing an endemic relict species that only occurs ...
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* '' Brahmidia hearseyi'' (White, 1862) Listed in Hampson (''Fauna of British India: Moths'' vol.1) as ''Brahmaea hearseyi''


See also

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Brahmaeidae Brahmaeidae is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera Lepidoptera ( ) is an order (biology), order of insects that includes butterfly, butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are ...
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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 *
Lepidoptera Lepidoptera ( ) is an order (biology), order of insects that includes butterfly, butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 Family (biology), families and 46 Taxonomic r ...
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List of moths of India The following is a list of the moths of India. It is estimated that approximately 10,000 species of moths exist in India. Family lists for Indian moths * Alucitidae * Bombycidae * Brachodidae * Brahmaeidae * Choreutidae * Cosmopterigidae * ...


Cited references


References

* Hampson, G.F. et al. (1892-1937) ''Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths''. Vols. 1-5 cxix + 2813 p - 1295 figs - 1 table - 15 pl (12 in col.) * {{Butterflies and moths of India * M