''Caio'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Saturniidae
Saturniidae, members of which are commonly named the 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 m ...
. The genus was described by Travassos and Noronha in 1968.
Species
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Caio championi''
(Druce, 1886)
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Caio chiapasiana''
Brechlin & Meister, 2010
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Caio harrietae''
(Forbes, 1944)
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Caio hidalgensis''
Brechlin & Meister, 2010
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Caio richardsoni''
(Druce, 1890)
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Caio romulus''
(Maassen, 1869)
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Caio undilinea''
(Schaus, 1921)
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Caio witti''
Brechlin & Meister, 2010
References
Arsenurinae
Bombycoidea genera
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