Brahmaea

Brahmaea is a genus of moths of the family Brahmaeidae.^[1] Acanthobrahmaea, Brahmidia, and Brachygnatha are synonyms.^[2] Acanthobrahmaea has sometimes been considered a subgenus,^[3] describing an endemic relict species that only occurs in the vicinity of the Monte Vulture in Italy.

Brahmaea
Brahmaea wallichii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Brahmaeidae
Genus:	Brahmaea Walker, 1855
Synonyms
Brahmophthalma Mell, 1930 Brahmaeops Bryk, 1949 Acanthobrahmaea Sauter, 1967

Species

• Brachygnatha diastemata, found in China (Shaanxi).^[4]Zhang & Yang, 1993
• Brahmaea ardjoeno (Kalis, 1934)
• 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
• Brahmaea tancrei (Austaut, 1896)
• Brahmaea wallichii (Gray, 1831)^[5]
• Brahmidia polymehntas H.L. Hao, X.R. Zhang & J.K. Yang, 2002