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Molippa sp.

Molippa sp.

Family: Saturniidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Molippa is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.

Species: The genus includes the following species:
  • Molippa azuelensis Lemaire, 1976
  • Molippa basina Maassen & Weyding, 1885
  • Molippa basinoides Bouvier, 1926
  • Molippa bertrandi Lemaire, 1982
  • Molippa bertrandoides Brechlin & Meister, 2008
  • Molippa binasa (Schaus, 1924)
  • Molippa convergens (Walker, 1855)
  • Molippa coracoralinae Lemaire & Tangerini, 2002
  • Molippa cruenta (Walker, 1855)
  • Molippa eophila (Dognin, 1908)
  • Molippa flavocrinata Mabille, 1896
  • Molippa larensis Lemaire, 1972
  • Molippa latemedia (Druce, 1890)
  • Molippa luzalessarum Naumann, Brosch & Wenczel, 2005
  • Molippa nibasa Maassen & Weyding, 1885
  • Molippa ninfa (Schaus, 1921)
  • Molippa pearsoni Lemaire, 1982
  • Molippa pilarae Naumann, Brosch, Wenczel & Bottger, 2005
  • Molippa placida (Schaus, 1921)
  • Molippa rosea (Druce, 1886)
  • Molippa sabina Walker, 1855
  • Molippa simillima E. D. Jones, 1907
  • Molippa strigosa (Maassen & Weyding, 1885)
  • Molippa superba (Burmeister, 1878)
  • Molippa tusina (Schaus, 1921)
  • Molippa wenczeli Meister & Brechlin, 2008
  • Molippa wittmeri Lemaire, 1976

Source: Wikipedia, article Molippa sp.. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
164172923/08/2022ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la SelvaEduardo Nadal
116992407/01/2020ArgentinaJujuySan Pablo de ReyesFernando Durruty
65718412/12/2017ArgentinaJujuyAl fondo de Los Perales, Finca Las Chascas - Límite con Arroyo SecoFernando Durruty
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Molippa sp. – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.