Melanocera Explained

Melanocera is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Léon Sonthonnax in 1901.^[1]

Species

• Melanocera dargei Terral, 1991
• Melanocera menippe (Westwood, 1849)
• Melanocera nereis (Rothschild, 1898)
• Melanocera parva Rothschild, 1907
• Melanocera pinheyi Lemaire & Rougeot, 1974
• Melanocera pujoli Lemaire & Rougeot, 1974
• Melanocera sufferti (Weymer, 1896)
• Melanocera widenti Terral & Darge, 1991

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rougerie . R. . Collective of iBOL Saturniidae expert taxonomists . amp . 2009 . Online list of valid and available names of the Saturniidae of the World . Lepidoptera Barcode of Life.