Opodiphthera
Genus of moths
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Tribe: | Saturniini |
| Genus: | Opodiphthera Wallengren, 1858 |
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Opodiphthera is a genus of moths from the family Saturniidae that are endemic to Australia.
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
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Opodiphthera.
- "Opodiphthera. Wallengren, 1858". Encyclopedia of Life.
- "Opodiphthera Wallengren, 1858". funet.fi. Archived from the original on April 17, 2012.
- "Saturniidae". CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
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- Additional articles
- Samia cynthia (introduced)
- List of moths of Australia (Saturniidae)
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