Opodiphthera
Opodiphthera is a genus of moths from the family Saturniidae that are endemic to Australia.
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male O. eucalypti | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Saturniidae |
Tribe: | Saturniini |
Genus: | Opodiphthera Wallengren, 1858 |
Species | |
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Opodiphthera makes up the majority of Australia's saturniid moths. The genus contains the emperor gum moth (O. eucalypti), one of Australia's most renowned 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 jurriaansei Van Eecke, 1933
- Opodiphthera loranthi Lucas, 1891
- Opodiphthera rhythmica (Turner, 1936)
- Opodiphthera saccopoea (Turner, 1924)
- Opodiphthera sulphurea Lane & Naumann, 2003
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