Opodiphthera
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| male O. eucalypti | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
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| Genus: | Opodiphthera Wallengren, 1858 |
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Opodiphthera is a genus of moths from the family Saturniidae that are endemic to Australia.
Opodiphthera makes up the majority of Australia's saturniid moths. The genus contains the emperor gum moth (O. eucalypti), one of Australia's most renowned moths.
Species[]
- Walker, 1855
- (Sonthonnax, 1899)
- Turner, 1922
- Opodiphthera eucalypti Scott, 1864
- Lane, 1995
- Jordan, 1910
- Opodiphthera helena (White, 1843)
- Van Eecke, 1933
- Lucas, 1891
- (Turner, 1936)
- (Turner, 1924)
- Lane & Naumann, 2003
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