Hispaniodirphia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Claude Lemaire in 1999.[1] All species are endemic to Hispaniola, in both Haiti and the Dominican Republic; it is the only saturniid moth genus found in the Greater Antilles.[2]

Hispaniodirphia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Hemileucinae
Genus: Hispaniodirphia
Lemaire, 1999

Species

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References

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  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.
  2. ^ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/368104485_Hispaniodirphia_lemaireiana_n_sp_a_new_saturniid_from_the_Greater_Antilles_Lepidoptera_Saturniidae_Hemileucinae