Athletes (moth)

Athletes
A. albicans, male, Ghana
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Athletes

Karsch, 1896

Athletes is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1896.[1]

Species

  • Athletes albicans Rougeot, 1955
  • Athletes ethra (Westwood, 1849)
  • Athletes gigas (Sonthonnax, 1902)
  • Athletes nyanzae Rebel, 1904
  • Athletes semialba (Sonthonnax, 1904)

References

  1. ^ Rougerie, R. & Collective of iBOL Saturniidae expert taxonomists (2009). "Online list of valid and available names of the Saturniidae of the World". Lepidoptera Barcode of Life. Archived from the original on June 7, 2010.