''Lemonia'' is a genus of

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Brahmaeidae Brahmaeidae is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera, commonly known as Brahmin moths. It includes species formerly included in the family Lemoniidae.Kitching I, Rougerie R, Zwick A, Hamilton C, St Laurent R, Naumann S, Ballesteros Mejia ...

(older classifications placed it in the separate family Lemoniidae.Kitching I, Rougerie R, Zwick A, Hamilton C, St Laurent R, Naumann S, Ballesteros Mejia L, Kawahara A (2018) A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Biodiversity Data Journal 6: e22236. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.6.e22236

Species

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Lemonia balcanica ''Lemonia balcanica'' is a species of moth of the family Brahmaeidae (older classifications placed it in Lemoniidae). It is found in the Balkans. The wingspan is . The moth flies from September to October depending on the location. The larvae fe ...

'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847) *''

Lemonia ballioni ''Lemonia ballioni'' is a species of moth of the family Brahmaeidae (older classifications placed it in Lemoniidae). It was described by Hugo Theodor Christoph in 1888. The range includes Turkey, Ukraine and Russia Russia (, , ), or the ...

'' (Christoph, 1888) *''

Lemonia beirutica ''Lemonia beirutica'' is a species of moth of the family Brahmaeidae (older classifications placed it in Lemoniidae). It was described by Franz Daniel in 1965. The range includes Israel and Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, transli ...

'' Daniel, 1965 *''

Lemonia dumi ''Lemonia dumi'' is a species of moth of the family Brahmaeidae (older classifications placed it in Lemoniidae).Kitching I, Rougerie R, Zwick A, Hamilton C, St Laurent R, Naumann S, Ballesteros Mejia L, Kawahara A (2018) A global checklist of the ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1761) *''

Lemonia pauli ''Lemonia pauli'' is a species of moth of the family Brahmaeidae (older classifications placed it in Lemoniidae). It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1894. Its range includes Israel, Syria, Jordan and Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْن� ...

'' Staudinger, 1894 *''

Lemonia peilei ''Lemonia peilei'' is a moth in the family Brahmaeidae (older classifications placed it in Lemoniidae).Kitching I, Rougerie R, Zwick A, Hamilton C, St Laurent R, Naumann S, Ballesteros Mejia L, Kawahara A (2018) A global checklist of the Bombycoi ...

'' Rothschild, 1921 **''Lemonia peilei farsica'' Wiltshire, 1946 **''Lemonia peilei klapperichi'' Wiltshire, 1961 (Turkmenistan) **''Lemonia peilei peilei'' **''Lemonia peilei talhouki'' Wiltshire, 1952 *''

Lemonia philopalus ''Lemonia philopalus'' is a species of moth of the family Brahmaeidae (older classifications placed it in Lemoniidae). It is found from Spain up to Egypt and North Africa. The wingspan is . The moth flies from October to February depending on the ...

'' Donzel, 1842 *''

Lemonia pia ''Lemonia pia'' is a moth in the family Brahmaeidae (older classifications placed it in Lemoniidae). It was described by Rudolf Püngeler Rudolf Püngeler (15 February 1857 in Burtscheid – 1 February 1927 in Aachen) was a German entomol ...

'' Püngeler, 1902 **''Lemonia pia friedeli'' Witt, 1979 **''Lemonia pia pia'' *''

Lemonia ponticus ''Lemonia ponticus'' is a moth in the family Brahmaeidae (older classifications placed it in Lemoniidae).Kitching I, Rougerie R, Zwick A, Hamilton C, St Laurent R, Naumann S, Ballesteros Mejia L, Kawahara A (2018) A global checklist of the Bombyc ...

'' (Aurivillius, 1894) *''

Lemonia sacrosancta ''Lemonia sacrosancta'' is a moth in the family Brahmaeidae (older classifications placed it in Lemoniidae). It was described by Rudolf Püngeler Rudolf Püngeler (15 February 1857 in Burtscheid – 1 February 1927 in Aachen) was a German ...

'' Püngeler, 1902 *''

Lemonia sardanapalus ''Lemonia sardanapalus'' is a moth in the family Brahmaeidae (older classifications placed it in Lemoniidae). It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1887. It is known from Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркме� ...

'' Staudinger, 1887 (Turkmenistan) *''

Lemonia strigata ''Lemonia strigata'' is a moth in the family Brahmaeidae (older classifications placed it in Lemoniidae). It was described by Hans Rebel in 1910. It is also listed as a synonym of ''Lemonia taraxaci ''Lemonia taraxaci'', the autumn silkworm mo ...

'' Rebel, 1910 *''

Lemonia taraxaci ''Lemonia taraxaci'', the autumn silkworm moth, is a species of moth of the family Brahmaeidae (older classifications placed it in Lemoniidae).Kitching I, Rougerie R, Zwick A, Hamilton C, St Laurent R, Naumann S, Ballesteros Mejia L, Kawahara A (2 ...

'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) *''

Lemonia vallantini ''Lemonia vallantini'' is a species of moth of the family Brahmaeidae (older classifications placed it in Lemoniidae).Kitching I, Rougerie R, Zwick A, Hamilton C, St Laurent R, Naumann S, Ballesteros Mejia L, Kawahara A (2018) A global checklist ...

'' Oberthür, 1890

References

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Fauna Europaea
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