Brachyglene
Encyclopedia
Brachyglene is a genus
of moth
s of the Notodontidae
family. It consists of the following species:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Notodontidae
Notodontidae
Notodontidae is a family of moths with approximately 3,500 known species. Moths of this family are found in all parts of the world, but they are most concentrated in tropical areas, especially in the New World...
family. It consists of the following species:
- Brachyglene albicephala Miller, 2008
- Brachyglene bracteola (Geyer, 1832)
- Brachyglene caenea (Drury, 1782)
- Brachyglene crocearia (Schaus, 1912)
- Brachyglene fracta Miller, 2008
- Brachyglene patinata Prout, 1918
- Brachyglene schausi Prout, 1918
- Brachyglene subtilis (C. and R. Felder, 1874)
- Brachyglene thirmida Hering, 1925