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Taxonomy of Family Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892
Brahmin Moths


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
FamilyBrahmaeidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Brahmin Moths
10
107
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892
GenusAcanthobrahmaea
Sauter, 1967
1Species
GenusBrachygnatha
X.R. Zhang & C.K. Yang, 1993
2Species
GenusBrahmaea
Walker, 1855
57Species
GenusBrahmaeops
Walker, 1855
  ⇒ Brahmophthalma
3Species
GenusBrahmidia
Bryk, 1949
9Species
GenusBrahmophthalma
Walker, 1855
  ⇒ Brahmaeops
1Species
GenusCalliprogonos
Mell, 1937
1Species
GenusDactyloceras
Mell, 1930
33Species
GenusHypernaphe
Walker, 1865
0Species
GenusShinocksiceras
Bouyer, 2002
0Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Brahmaeidae
GermanBrahmaspinner, Wiesenspinner und Brahmaeaspinner
EnglishBrahmin Moths
DutchHerfstspinners
SwedishFältspinnare, Mjölkörtspinnare, Mjölkörtsspinnare
FinnishBrahmakehrääjät


Distribution and Species lists of Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892


Distribution on islands


Links, sources and further information
Brahmaeidae at artfakta.se
Brahmaeidae at dyntaxa.se
Brahmaeidae at gbif.org
Brahmaeidae at irmng.org