Melanocera

Melanocera
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Tribe: Bunaeini
Genus:
Sonthonnax, 1901

Melanocera is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Léon Sonthonnax in 1901.[1]

Species

  • Melanocera dargei Terral, 1991
  • Melanocera menippe (Westwood, 1849)
  • Melanocera nereis (Rothschild, 1898)
  • Melanocera parva Rothschild, 1907
  • Melanocera pinheyi Lemaire & Rougeot, 1974
  • Melanocera pujoli Lemaire & Rougeot, 1974
  • Melanocera sufferti (Weymer, 1896)
  • Melanocera widenti Terral & Darge, 1991

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.


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