''Decachorda'' 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 ...
.
The genus was erected by
Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius
Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius (15 January 1843 – 20 July 1928) was a Swedish entomologist.
Life
Christopher Aurivillius was born at Forsa, Sweden. He was the director of the Natural History Museum in Stockholm and he specialised in Col ...
in 1898.
Species
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Decachorda aspersa''
Bouvier, 1927
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Decachorda aurivilii''
Bouvier, 1930
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Decachorda bouvieri''
Hering, 1929
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Decachorda congolana''
Bouvier, 1930
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Decachorda fletcheri''
Rougeot, 1970
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Decachorda fulvia''
(Druce, 1886)
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Decachorda inspersa''
Hampson, 1910
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Decachorda mombasana''
Stoneham, 1962
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Decachorda pomona''
Weymer, 1892
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Decachorda rosea''
Aurivillius, 1898
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Decachorda seydeli''
Rougeot, 1970
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Decachorda talboti''
Bouvier, 1930
References
Saturniinae
Bombycoidea genera
Taxa named by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius
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