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Erebus macrops, the common owl-moth, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1768. It is found in the subtropical regions of Africa and Asia. [2] The wingspan is about 12 cm, [2] making it exceptionally large for an Erebidae species. The larvae feed on Acacia [3] and Entada species.
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]
Owl moth is a common name for various types of moths, mainly species in the family Brahmaeidae; it may refer to: Family Brahmaeidae.
Brahmaea (Acanthobrahmaea) europaea, the European owl moth, is a lepidopteran from the family Brahmaeidae, in the subgenus Acanthobrahmaea. [1] Taxonomy.
Thysania zenobia, the owl moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1776, and is native to North and South America and the Caribbean . [ 1 ]
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. ...
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.