Argema
| Argema | |
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| Mounted female Argema mimosae specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Argema Wallengren, 1858 |
| Species | |
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four; see text | |
Argema is a genus of moths from the Saturniidae family, commonly known as moon moths. The are distinguished by long tails on their hindwings.
Species
- Argema besanti (Rebel, 1895)
- Argema kuhnei Pinhey, 1969
- Argema mimosae (Boisduval, 1847)
- Argema mittrei (Guerin-Meneville, 1846)
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