''Dirphia'' 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

Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ...

in 1819.

Species

The genus includes the following species: *'' Dirphia abhorca'' Lemaire, 1969 *'' Dirphia acidalia'' Hübner, 1819 *'' Dirphia aculea'' Vuillot, 1892 *'' Dirphia albescens'' Brechlin & Meister, 2008 *'' Dirphia araucariae'' E.D. Jones, 1908 *'' Dirphia avia'' (Stoll, 1780) *'' Dirphia avrilae'' Lemaire, 1980 *'' Dirphia barinasensis'' Meister & Wenczel, 2002 *'' Dirphia baroma'' (Schaus, 1906) *'' Dirphia brevifurca'' Strand, 1911 *'' Dirphia cadioui'' Lemaire, 1980 *'' Dirphia carimaguensis'' Decaens, Bonilla & Naumann, 2005 *'' Dirphia centralis'' F. Johnson & Michener, 1948 *'' Dirphia centrifurca'' Naumann, Brosch & Wenczel, 2005 *'' Dirphia crassifurca'' Lemaire, 1971 *'' Dirphia curitiba'' Draudt, 1930 *'' Dirphia demarmelsi'' Naumann, Brosch, Wenczel & Clavijo, 2005 *'' Dirphia dentimaculata'' (Schaus, 1921) *'' Dirphia diasi'' (Lemaire, 1994) *'' Dirphia docquinae'' Lemaire, 1993 *'' Dirphia dolosa'' Bouvier, 1929 *'' Dirphia fernandezi'' Lemaire, 1972 *'' Dirphia fornax'' (Druce, 1903) *'' Dirphia fraterna'' (R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) *'' Dirphia horca'' Dognin, 1894 *'' Dirphia horcana'' Schaus, 1911 *'' Dirphia inexpectata'' L. & T. Racheli, 2005 *'' Dirphia irradians'' Lemaire, 1972 *'' Dirphia lemoulti'' Bouvier, 1930 *'' Dirphia lichyi'' Lemaire, 1971 *'' Dirphia ludmillae'' Lemaire, 1974 *'' Dirphia mielkeorum'' Naumann, Meister & Brosch, 2005 *'' Dirphia moderata'' Bouvier, 1929 *'' Dirphia monticola'' Zerny, 1924 *'' Dirphia muscosa'' Schaus, 1898 *'' Dirphia napoensis'' L. & T. Racheli, 2005 *'' Dirphia panamensis'' (Schaus, 1921) *'' Dirphia proserpina'' Lemaire, 1982 *'' Dirphia radiata'' Dognin, 1916 *'' Dirphia rubricauda'' Bouvier, 1929 *'' Dirphia rufescens'' F. Johnson & Michener, 1948 *'' Dirphia sombrero'' Le Cerf, 1934 *'' Dirphia somniculosa'' (Cramer, 1777) *'' Dirphia subhorca'' Dognin, 1901 *'' Dirphia tarquinia'' (Cramer, 1775) *'' Dirphia thliptophana'' (R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) *'' Dirphia ursina'' Walker, 1855

References

Hemileucinae Bombycoidea genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Saturniidae-stub