Argema

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Argema
Mounted female Argema mimosae specimen
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Tribe: Saturniini
Genus: Argema
Wallengren, 1858
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Synonyms
  • Angas Wallengren, 1865
  • Cometesia Bouvier, 1928

Argema is a genus of moths from the family Saturniidae, commonly known as moon moths. They are distinguished by long tails on their hindwings.

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