Copiopteryx Imperialis
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''Copiopteryx'' is a genus of
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Saturniidae Saturniidae, members of which are commonly named the saturniids, is a family of Lepidoptera with an estimated 2,300 described species. The family contains some of the largest species of moths in the world. Notable members include the emperor m ...
first described by James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841.


Species

The genus includes the following species: * '' Copiopteryx adaheli'' Draudt, 1930 * '' Copiopteryx andensis'' Lemaire, 1974 * '' Copiopteryx banghaasi'' Draudt, 1930 * '' Copiopteryx biedermanni'' Kotzsch, 1930 * '' Copiopteryx cleopatra'' Girard, 1882 * '' Copiopteryx derceto'' (Maassen, 1872) * '' Copiopteryx imperialis'' Girard, 1882 * '' Copiopteryx inversa'' Giacomelli, 1911 * '' Copiopteryx jehovah'' (Strecker, 1874) * '' Copiopteryx montei'' Gagarin, 1933 * '' Copiopteryx phippsi'' Schaus, 1932 * '' Copiopteryx phoenix'' Deyrolle, 1868 * '' Copiopteryx semiramis'' (Cramer, 1775) * '' Copiopteryx sonthonnaxi'' Em. Andre, 1905 * '' Copiopteryx steindachneri'' Fassl, 1917 * '' Copiopteryx travassosi'' May, 1933 * '' Copiopteryx virgo'' Zikan, 1929


References

Arsenurinae Bombycoidea genera {{Saturniidae-stub