''Rhodinia'' 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
Otto Staudinger
Otto Staudinger (2 May 1830 – 13 October 1900) was a German entomologist and a natural history dealer considered one of the largest in the world specialising in the collection and sale of insects to museums, scientific institutions, and indi ...
in 1892.
Species
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Rhodinia broschi''
Brechlin, 2001
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Rhodinia davidi''
(Oberthuer, 1886)
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Rhodinia fugax''
(Butler, 1877)
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Rhodinia grigauti''
Le Moult, 1933
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Rhodinia jankowskii''
(Oberthuer, 1880)
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Rhodinia newara''
(Moore, 1872)
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Rhodinia rudloffi''
Brechlin, 2001
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Rhodinia silkae''
Brechlin & van Schayck, 2010
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Rhodinia szechuanensis''
Mell, 1938
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Rhodinia tenzingyatsoi''
Naumann, 2001
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Rhodinia verecunda''
Inoue, 1984
References
Saturniidae
Bombycoidea genera
Taxa named by Otto Staudinger
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