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Melanocera
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Melanocera

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

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8 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Chestnut Emperor

speciesMelanocera menippe

Melanocera sufferti

speciesMelanocera sufferti

Melanocera parva

speciesMelanocera parva

Melanocera nereis

speciesMelanocera nereis

Melanocera dargei

speciesMelanocera dargei

Melanocera pinheyi

speciesMelanocera pinheyi

Melanocera widenti

speciesMelanocera widenti

Melanocera pujoli

speciesMelanocera pujoli

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 509161.