''Racinoa'' 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 of the family
Bombycidae
The Bombycidae are a family of moths known as silkworm moths. The best-known species is ''Bombyx mori'' (Linnaeus), or domestic silk moth, native to northern China and domesticated for millennia. Another well-known species is '' Bombyx mandarina' ...
. The genus was erected by Thierry Bouyer in 2008.
Selected species
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Racinoa albivertex''
(Strand, 1910)
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Racinoa fuscocervina''
(Strand, 1910)
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Racinoa ianthe''
(Druce, 1887)
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Racinoa leucoides''
(Strand, 1910)
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Racinoa maculifrons''
(Strand, 1910)
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Racinoa metallescens''
(Möschler, 1887)
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Racinoa obliquisigna''
(Hampson, 1910)
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Racinoa ochraceipennis''
(Strand, 1910)
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Racinoa pallicornis''
(Strand, 1910)
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Racinoa signicosta
''Racinoa signicosta'' is a moth in the Bombycidae family. It was described by Embrik Strand in 1910. It is found in Tanzania and possibly Ethiopia
Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked count ...
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(Strand, 1910)
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Racinoa spiralis''
(Kühne, 2008)
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Racinoa versicolora''
(Kühne, 2008)
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Racinoa zolotuhini''
(Kühne, 2008)
References
Bombycidae
Bombycoidea genera
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