''Loxolomia'' 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

Peter Maassen Peter Maassen, also J. Peter Maassen (9 December 1810 – 2 August 1890), was a German entomologist born in Duisburg. He originally intended to be a member of the clergy, but ultimately spent more than 35 years as an employee (later as superint ...

in 1869.

Species

*'' Loxolomia johnsoni'' Schaus, 1932 *'' Loxolomia serpentina'' Maassen, 1869 *'' Loxolomia winbrechlini'' Brechlin & Meister, 2013

References

Arsenurinae Bombycoidea genera {{Saturniidae-stub