Ceranchia

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Ceranchia
Ceranchia apollina
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Ceranchia

Butler, 1878

Ceranchia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878.[1]

It contains only one species, the ghostly silkmoth (Ceranchia apollina Butler, 1878) from Madagascar.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rougerie, R. & Collective of iBOL Saturniidae expert taxonomists (2009). "Ceranchia apollina". Lepidoptera Barcode of Life. Retrieved November 13, 2018.