Brahmaea is a genus of moths of the family Brahmaeidae. Acanthobrahmaea, Brahmidia, and Brachygnatha are synonyms. Acanthobrahmaea has sometimes been considered a subgenus, describing an endemic relict species that only occurs in the vicinity of the Monte Vulture in Italy.
Species
- Brahmaea ardjoeno <small>(Kalis, 1934)</small>
- Brahmaea europaea <small>(Hartig, 1963)</small>
- Brahmaea celebica <small>Toxopeus, 1939</small>
- Brahmaea certhia <small>(Fabricius, 1793)</small>
- Brahmaea christophi <small>Staudinger, 1879</small>
- Brahmaea hearseyi <small>(White, 1862)</small>
- Brahmaea japonica <small>(Butler, 1873)</small>
- Brahmaea ledereri <small>(Rogenhofer, 1873)</small>
- Brahmaea litserra <small>H.L. Hao, X.R. Zhang & J.K. Yang, 2002</small>
- Brahmaea loeffleri <small>Naumann & Brosch, 2005</small>
- Brahmaea naessigi <small>Naumann & Brosch, 2005</small>
- Brahmaea paukstadtorum <small>Naumann & Brosch, 2005</small>
- Brahmidia polymehntas <small>H.L. Hao, X.R. Zhang & J.K. Yang, 2002</small>
- Brahmaea tancrei <small>(Austaut, 1896)</small>
- Brahmaea wallichii <small>(Gray, 1831)</small>
See also Brachygnatha diastemata, found in China (Shaanxi).<small>Zhang & Yang, 1993</small>
References
Further reading
- , 1982: Eine neue population von Brahmaea ledereri Rogenhofer, 1873, (Brahmaea ledereri zaba ssp. n.) in Türkisch-Kurdistan, sowie nachweis der konspezifität von Brahmaea ledereri Rogenhofer, 1873, und Brahmaea christophi Staudinger, 1879 (Lepidoptera: Brahmaeidae). Entomofauna 3 (9): 129âÂÂ139. Full article: http://www.biologiezentrum.at/pdf_frei_remote/ENT_0003_0129-0139.pdf.
- , 2002: Two new species of Brahmaeidae from China (Lepidoptera: Brahmaeidae). Acta Entomologica Sinica 45 (Suppl.): 53âÂÂ55. Full article: https://web.archive.org/web/20210305073148/http://www.insect.org.cn/temp/%7B6FA7751E-FD97-4A0F-AD31-ED082019AAD1%7D.pdf
- , 2005: Zur verbreitung der hearseyi-Gruppe (Lepidoptera: Brahmaeidae: Brahmaea Walker, 1855) in Indonesien und auf den Philippinen. Galathea 21 (2): 97âÂÂ104.