🦋 Family

Brahmaeidae

8 species · Animals

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Brahmaeidae

Brahmaea hearseyi is a Brahmaeidae moth found across parts of Asia, with a maximum wingspan of 200 mm.

Brahmaea certhia, the Sino-Korean owl moth, is a brahmin moth found in China and the Korean Peninsula.

Brahmaea japonica is a moth species with brown-black patterned wings, whose caterpillars feed on privet plants.

Brahmaea wallichii, the owl moth, is a large nocturnal Brahmin moth found across East and South Asia, living in tropical and temperate forests.

Lemonia taraxaci, the autumn silkworm moth, is a Brahmaeidae moth found in south-eastern Europe.

Lemonia philopalus is a Brahmaeidae moth ranging from Spain to North Africa and Egypt, with larvae feeding on Hieracium and Sonchus.

Lemonia dumi is a Brahmaeidae moth found in scattered populations in Central Europe, with larvae feeding on Hieracium and Taraxacum.

Lemonia balcanica is a Brahmaeidae moth found in the Balkans, with a 35–50 mm wingspan and larvae that feed on three plant genera.

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