Periga Explained

Periga is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.^[1]

Species

The genus includes the following species:

• Periga angulosa (Lemaire, 1972)
• Periga anitae Naumann, Brosch & Wenczel, 2005
• Periga armata (Lemaire, 1973)
• Periga aurantiaca (Lemaire, 1972)
• Periga bispinosa (Lemaire, 1972)
• Periga boettgerorum Naumann, Brosch & Wenczel, 2005
• Periga brechlini Naumann, Brosch & Wenczel, 2005
• Periga circumstans Walker, 1855
• Periga cluacina (Druce, 1886)
• Periga cynira (Cramer, 1777)
• Periga elsa (Lemaire, 1973)
• Periga extensiva Lemaire, 2002
• Periga falcata Walker, 1855
• Periga galbimaculata (Lemaire, 1972)
• Periga gueneei (Lemaire, 1973)
• Periga herbini Lemaire, 2002
• Periga inexpectata (Lemaire, 1972)
• Periga insidiosa (Lemaire, 1972)
• Periga intensiva (Lemaire, 1973)
• Periga kindli Lemaire, 1993
• Periga kishidai Naumann, Brosch & Wenczel, 2005
• Periga lichyi (Lemaire, 1972)
• Periga lobulata Lemaire, 2002
• Periga occidentalis (Lemaire, 1972)
• Periga parvibulbacea (Lemaire, 1972)
• Periga prattorum (Lemaire, 1972)
• Periga rasplusi (Lemaire, 1985)
• Periga sanguinea Lemaire, 2002
• Periga spatulata (Lemaire, 1973)
• Periga squamosa (Lemaire, 1972)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rougerie . R. . Collective of iBOL Saturniidae expert taxonomists . amp . 2009 . Online list of valid and available names of the Saturniidae of the World . Lepidoptera Barcode of Life.