Argema

Argema
Mounted female Argema mimosae specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Saturniidae
Tribe:Saturniini
Genus:Argema
Wallengren, 1858
Species

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Synonyms
  • Angas Wallengren, 1865
  • Cometesia Bouvier, 1928

Argema is a genus of moths from the Saturniidae family, commonly known as moon moths. They are distinguished by long tails on their hindwings.

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