Xanthodirphia

Xanthodirphia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Superfamily:
Bombycoidea
Family:
Saturniidae
Genus:
Xanthodirphia

Michener, 1949

Xanthodirphia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Charles Duncan Michener in 1949.[1] It was originally established as a subgenus of the genus Ormiscodes.[2]

  1. ^ Rougerie, R. & Collective of iBOL Saturniidae expert taxonomists (2009). "Online list of valid and available names of the Saturniidae of the World". Lepidoptera Barcode of Life: Saturniidae.
  2. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Xanthodirphia Michener, 1949". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved November 10, 2018.