SINOBIRMA OF THE WORLD
Updated as per Morphology and Molecules Reveal Unexpected Cryptic Diversity in the Enigmatic Genus Sinobirma Bryk, 1944 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) under Creative Commons license via PLOS.org; January 19, 2014

Sinobirma Comparison Plate

Sinobirma malaisei male courtesy of Rodolphe Rougerie

SINOBIRMA BRYK, 1944

The Sinobirma belong to the Urotini tribe.

This is the only genus in the Urotini tribe found outside Africa.

Listing of Sinobirma

Sinobirma bouyeri male

Sinobirma bouyeri female

S. Tibet
NE. India
apex not produced; outer margin slightly convex; pml straight

Sinobirma malaisei male

Sinobirma malaisei female

NE Myanmar
NW Yunnan
apex not produced; pml strght, less preapical thn bouyeri

Sinobirma myanmarensis male

Sinobirma myanmarensis female

Northern Myanmar; Nagaland, India
fw apex slightly produced; outer margin straight; fw pml turns toward apex near costa

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S. bouyeri has the most western and northerly range while S. malaisei has the most eastern and southerly range, with s. myanmarensis between them in northern Myanamar.

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