''Periphoba'' 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 1820.

Species

The genus includes the following species: *'' Periphoba albata'' (Draudt, 1930) *'' Periphoba arcaei'' (Druce, 1886) *'' Periphoba attali'' Lemaire & Terral, 1994 *'' Periphoba augur'' (Bouvier, 1929) *'' Periphoba aurata'' Lemaire, 1994 *'' Periphoba campisi'' C. Mielke, Ciseski & Naumann, 2020 *'' Periphoba courtini'' Lemaire, 1994 *'' Periphoba galmeidai'' Mielke & Furtado, 2006 *'' Periphoba hidalgensis'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *'' Periphoba hircia'' (Cramer, 1775) *'' Periphoba moseri'' Mielke & Furtado, 2006 *'' Periphoba nigra'' (Dognin, 1901) *'' Periphoba ockendeni'' Lemaire, 1995 *'' Periphoba parallela'' (Schaus, 1921) *'' Periphoba pascoensis'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *'' Periphoba pessoai'' Mielke & Furtado, 2006 *'' Periphoba porioni'' Lemaire, 1982 *'' Periphoba punoensis'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *'' Periphoba rudloffi'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *'' Periphoba tangerini'' Mielke & Furtado, 2006 *'' Periphoba tarapoto'' Lemaire, 2002 *'' Periphoba tolimaiana'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *'' Periphoba unicolor'' (Lemaire, 1977) *'' Periphoba yungasiana'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010

References

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