Argema

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Cladus: Macroheterocera
Superfamilia: Bombycoidea

Familia: Saturniidae
Subfamilia: Saturniinae
Tribus: Saturniini
Genus: Argema
Species: A. besanti – A. fournieri – A. kuhnei – A. mimosae – A. mittrei
Name

Argema Wallengren, 1858
Synonyms

Angas Wallengren, 1865
Cometesia Bouvier, 1928

Argema mimosae

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

Argema besanti (Rebel, 1895)
Argema fournieri (Darge, 1971)
Argema kuhnei (Pinhey, 1969)
Argema mimosae (Boisduval, 1847)
Argema mittrei (Guerin-Meneville, 1846)

References

Encyclopedia of Life