Graellsia isabellae

(Graellsia isabellae)

Description

Graellsia isabellae, the Spanish moon moth, is in the silkmoth family Saturniidae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Graellsia. The species was first described by Mariano de la Paz Graëlls y de la Aguera in 1849 and the genus was erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1896.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Saturniidae
Genus:Graellsia
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