''Dysdaemonia'' 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
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Dysdaemonia angustata''
Breyer, 1933
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Dysdaemonia aristor''
Kirby, 1892
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Dysdaemonia auster''
Felder, 1874
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Dysdaemonia australoboreas''
Brechlin & Meister, 2009
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Dysdaemonia boreas''
(Cramer, 1775)
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Dysdaemonia brasiliensis''
W. Rothschild, 1907
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Dysdaemonia concisa''
Becker & Camargo, 2001
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Dysdaemonia cortesi''
Giacomelli, 1925
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Dysdaemonia fasciata''
John, 1928
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Dysdaemonia fosteri''
W. Rothschild, 1906
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Dysdaemonia fusca''
Breyer, 1933
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Dysdaemonia grisea''
Breyer, 1933
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Dysdaemonia jordani''
Giacomelli, 1925
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Dysdaemonia undosa''
Breyer, 1933
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Dysdaemonia undulensis''
Brechlin & Meister, 2009
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Dysdaemonia viridis''
John, 1928
References
Arsenurinae
Bombycoidea genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
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