Biology:Imbrasia

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Short description: Genus of moths

Imbrasia
Saturniidae - Imbrasia obscura.JPG
Imbrasia obscura – dorsal view
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Tribe: Bunaeini
Genus: Imbrasia
Hübner, 1819
Synonyms
  • Lomelia Duncan [& Westwood], 1841

Imbrasia is a genus of moths belonging to the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819.[1] Species of this genus are present in the tropical Africa.[2]

List of selected species

  • Imbrasia epimethea (Drury, 1822) – Cameroon
  • Imbrasia ertli Rebel, 1904 – Zambia
  • Imbrasia longicaudata (Holland, 1894)
  • Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) – Cameroon
  • Imbrasia truncata Aurivillius, 1908 – Cameroon
  • Imbrasia vesperina Stoneham, 1962

References

  • "Imbrasia". National Center for Biotechnology Information.

Wikidata ☰ Q1759872 entry