''Salvatgea'' 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 subfamily
Lymantriinae
The Lymantriinae (formerly called the Lymantriidae) are a subfamily of moths of the family Erebidae. The taxon was erected by George Hampson in 1893.
Many of its component species are referred to as "tussock moths" of one sort or another. The ca ...
. The genus was erected by Paul Griveaud in 1977.
Species
Some species of this genus are:
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Salvatgea beondroka''
Griveaud, 1977
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Salvatgea bipuncta''
(Hering, 1926)
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Salvatgea lasioma''
(Collenette, 1959)
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Salvatgea pauliani''
Griveaud, 1977
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Salvatgea reducta''
Griveaud, 1977
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Salvatgea tsaratanana''
Griveaud, 1977
References
Lymantriinae
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