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Hispaniodirphia

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Hispaniodirphia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Hemileucinae
Genus: Hispaniodirphia
Lemaire, 1999

Hispaniodirphia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Claude Lemaire in 1999.[1] All species are endemic to Hispaniola, in both Haiti and the Dominican Republic; it is the only saturniid moth genus found in the Greater Antilles.[2]

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  1. ^ Rougerie, R. & Collective of iBOL Saturniidae expert taxonomists (2009). "Online list of valid and available names of the Saturniidae of the World". Lepidoptera Barcode of Life. Archived from the original on June 7, 2010.
  2. ^ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/368104485_Hispaniodirphia_lemaireiana_n_sp_a_new_saturniid_from_the_Greater_Antilles_Lepidoptera_Saturniidae_Hemileucinae