CERANCHIA OF THE WORLD

The Ceranchia genus belongs to the Saturniini tribe of Subfamily Saturniinae of Family Saturniidae. These moths fly on the large island of Madagascar, off the east coast of Africa.

Listing of Ceranchia

P apollina Butler, 1878 Madagascar
N reticolens Butler, 1882; now a synonym of C. apollina; southern Madagascar

Bouyer regards mangiferae, cribrelli, reticolens, mucida and cribricollis as synonyms of Ceranchia apollina. Rougerie maintains C. reticolens as a distinct species.

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