Brahmaeidae

 Brahmaeidae is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera, commonly known as Brahmin moths. It includes species formerly included in the family Lemoniidae.[1]

Brahmaeidae
Acanthobrahmaea europaea.jpg
Acanthobrahmaea europaea
Scientific classificatione
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Bombycoidea
Family:Brahmaeidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Genera

See text

DiversityEdit

The family consists of 9 genera.

GeneraEdit

  • Acanthobrahmaea
  • Brachygnatha
  • Brahmaea
  • Brahmidia
  • Calliprogonos
  • Dactyloceras
  • Lemonia
  • Sabalia
  • Spiramiopsis

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 Metasyntactic variable, which is released under the 
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