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TAXSYNDISISLFRMPIC
Argema Wallengren, 1858
is a synonym of Genus Actias Leach, 1815
This may be an outdated term
The Taxom listed here as synonyme is shown below

Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
74
20388
404639
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
66
18154
371101
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
14
1019
18314
Families
Genera
Species
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
344
8362
Genera
Species
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
144
3995
Genera
Species
TribeSaturniini
Boisduval, 1837
35
1509
Genera
Species
GenusArgema
Wallengren, 1858
African moon moths, Moon moths
39Species
Subnodes of Argema Wallengren, 1858
SpeciesArgema besanti Rebel, 1895
SpeciesArgema bouvieri Ghesquière, 1934  ⇒ Argema mimosae
SpeciesArgema cometes Boisduval, 1847  ⇒ Argema mittrei
SpeciesArgema cotei Testout., 1944
SpeciesArgema diana Maassen & Weymer, 1872
SpeciesArgema dubernardi Oberthür, 1897
1Subspecies
SpeciesArgema elucidata Grünberg, 1910  ⇒ Argema mimosae
SpeciesArgema fournieri Darge, 1971
SpeciesArgema groenendaeli Roepke, 1954
SpeciesArgema heterogyna Mell, 1914
SpeciesArgema idae Felder, 1874
SpeciesArgema idea Felder, 1870  ⇒ Argema mittrei
SpeciesArgema ignescens Moore, 1877
SpeciesArgema immaculata Bang-Haas, 1934
SpeciesArgema isis Sonthonnax, 1897
SpeciesArgema katangensis Bouyer, 2008
SpeciesArgema kuhnei Pinhey, 1969
2Subspecies
SpeciesArgema laotiana Testout., 1936
SpeciesArgema latona Rothschild, 1901
SpeciesArgema leto Doubleday, 1848
SpeciesArgema madagascariensis Bartlett, 1873  ⇒ Argema mittrei
SpeciesArgema maenas Doubleday, 1847
3Subspecies
SpeciesArgema mimosae Boisduval, 1847
African Moon Moth
1Subspecies
SpeciesArgema mittrei Guérin-Méneville, 1846
Comet Moth, Madagascan moon moth
SpeciesArgema occidentalis Gaede, 1927  ⇒ Argema mimosae
SpeciesArgema recta Bouvier, 1928
SpeciesArgema rhodopneuma Röber, 1925
SpeciesArgema rieli Testout., 1942
SpeciesArgema rosenbergii Kaup, 1866
SpeciesArgema saja Van Eecke, 1913
SpeciesArgema sinensis Walker, 1855
SpeciesArgema virescens Mell, 1950

Synonyms
Angas (Wallengren, 1865)
Cometesia (Bouvier, 1928)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Argema
EnglishAfrican moon moths, Moon moths


Distribution of Argema Wallengren, 1858
Angola, Cameroon, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Republic South Africa, Switzerland, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe


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