Opodiphthera

Opodiphthera
male O. eucalypti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Opodiphthera
Wallengren, 1858
Species

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Opodiphthera is a genus of moths from the Saturniidae family that are endemic to Australia.

Opodiphthera makes up the majority of Australia's Saturniid moths. The genus contains the emperor gum moth (O. eucalypti), one of Australia's most renowned moths.

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