Brahmaea is a genus of moths of the family Brahmaeidae. Acanthobrahmaea, Brahmidia, and Brachygnatha are synonyms. Acanthobrahmaea has sometimes been considered a subgenus, describing an endemic relict species that only occurs in the vicinity of the Monte Vulture in Italy.
Species
Brahmaea ardjoeno (Kalis, 1934) Brahmaea europaea (Hartig, 1963) Brahmaea celebica Toxopeus, 1939 Brahmaea certhia (Fabricius, 1793) Brahmaea christophi Staudinger, 1879 Brahmaea hearseyi (White, 1862) Brahmaea japonica (Butler, 1873) Brahmaea ledereri (Rogenhofer, 1873) Brahmaea litserra H.L. Hao, X.R. Zhang & J.K. Yang, 2002 Brahmaea loeffleri Naumann & Brosch, 2005 Brahmaea naessigi Naumann & Brosch, 2005 Brahmaea paukstadtorum Naumann & Brosch, 2005 Brahmidia polymehntas H.L. Hao, X.R. Zhang & J.K. Yang, 2002 Brahmaea tancrei (Austaut, 1896) Brahmaea wallichii (Gray, 1831)
See also Brachygnatha diastemata, found in China (Shaanxi).Butterflies and Moths of the World - Generic Names and their Type-speciesZhang & Yang, 1993
References
Further reading
, 1982: Eine neue population von Brahmaea ledereri Rogenhofer, 1873, (Brahmaea ledereri zaba ssp. n.) in Türkisch-Kurdistan, sowie nachweis der konspezifität von Brahmaea ledereri Rogenhofer, 1873, und Brahmaea christophi Staudinger, 1879 (Lepidoptera: Brahmaeidae). Entomofauna 3 (9): 129–139. Full article: . , 2002: Two new species of Brahmaeidae from China (Lepidoptera: Brahmaeidae). Acta Entomologica Sinica 45 (Suppl.): 53–55. Full article: , 2005: Zur verbreitung der hearseyi-Gruppe (Lepidoptera: Brahmaeidae: Brahmaea Walker, 1855) in Indonesien und auf den Philippinen. Galathea 21 (2): 97–104.