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Aglia

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Aglia
Aglia tau
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Aglia
Ochsenheimer, 1810

Aglia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Ochsenheimer in 1810. It is the only genus in the subfamily Agliinae.[1][2] They don't spin a cocoon.

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References

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  1. ^ Rougerie, R. & Collective of iBOL Saturniidae expert taxonomists (2009). "Online list of valid and available names of the Saturniidae of the World". Lepidoptera Barcode of Life. Archived from the original on June 7, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Aglia Ochsenheimer, 1810". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Brechlin R. (2015). "Two new species in the genus Aglia Ochsenheimer, 1810 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae; Agliinae)". Entomo-Satsphingia. 8(1): 20-25.