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Brahmaea is a genus of moths of the family Brahmaeidae. [1] Acanthobrahmaea , Brahmidia , and Brachygnatha are synonyms. [ 2 ] Acanthobrahmaea has sometimes been considered a subgenus, [ 3 ] describing an endemic relict species that only occurs in the vicinity of the Monte Vulture in Italy.
Brahmaea wallichii, also known as the owl moth, is a moth from the family Brahmaeidae, the Brahmin moths, and one of its largest species. It is found in the north of India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, China, Taiwan, and Japan. The owl moth is nocturnal. [3] The wingspan is about 90–160 millimetres (3 + 1 ⁄ 2 – 6 + 1 ⁄ 4 inches). [4]
Brahmaea europaea, the European owl moth; Brahmaea japonica, the Japanese owl moth; Brahmaea tancrei, the Siberian owl moth; Brahmaea wallichii; Other moth species.
Brahmaea certhia, the Sino-Korean owl moth, is a moth from the family Brahmaeidae, the Brahmin moths. It is found in the Korean Peninsula and China. The wingspan is 100 mm (3.9 in) to 120 mm (4.7 in). The larvae feed on privet, Fraxinus mandshurica and Syringa amurensis.
B. europaea is the sole species in the genus Brahmaea in Europe. Most members of the genus are found in eastern Asia. [1] The species can be identified by wing veins in adults and pupal dorsal spines on abdominal segments. [1] The species was originally described as Acanthobrahmaea europaea in 1963, but Acanthobrahmaea later became a subgenus.
To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to kill almost a half ...
Brahmaea tancrei, the Siberian owl moth, is a moth in the family Brahmaeidae. It was described by Jules Léon Austaut in 1896. It is found from Russia (Amur, Siberia and in the Russian Far East [1]) to Korea and China and south to Indonesia. Adults are on wing in April, probably in one generation per year.
Brahmaea japonica, the Japanese owl moth, is a species of moth of the Brahmaeidae family native to Japan. Description. The wingspan is 80–115 mm. ...