Opodiphthera

Opodiphthera
Opodiphthera
Close-up of a male emperor gum moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Opodiphthera
Wallengren, 1858
Species

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Opodiphthera is a genus of moths from the Saturniidae family that are endemic to Australia. The genus contains 11 species.

Opodiphthera makes up the majority of Australia's Saturniid moths. The genus contains the emperor gum moth (Opodiphthera eucalypti), one of Australia's most renown moths.

Species

  • Opodiphthera astrophela Walker 1855
  • Opodiphthera carnea Sonthonnax 1899
  • Opodiphthera engaea Turner 1922
  • Opodiphthera eucalypti Scott 1864
  • Opodiphthera excavus Lane, 1995
  • Opodiphthera fervida Jordan 1910
  • Opodiphthera helena White 1843
  • Opodiphthera loranthi Lucas 1891
  • Opodiphthera rhythmica (Turner, 1936)
  • Opodiphthera saccopoea (Turner, 1924)
  • Opodiphthera sulphurea Lane & Naumann, 2003

References


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