Brahmaea japonica

Brahmaea japonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Brahmaeidae
Genus: Brahmaea
Species: B. japonica
Binomial name
Brahmaea japonica
(Butler, 1873)

Brahmaea japonica, the Japanese owl moth, is a species of moth of the Brahmaeidae family. It is found in Japan.

The wingspan is 80–115 mm.[1]

Taxonomy

It is sometimes treated as a subspecies of Brahmaea wallichii.

References

  1. "Japanese Moths". Jpmoth.org. Retrieved 2011-10-18.


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