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Salassa thespis
| Salassa thespis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Salassa |
| Species: | S. Thespis
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| Binomial name | |
| Salassa Thespis John H. Leech - 1890
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Salassa thespis (basionym Antherea thespis) is a moth of the family Saturniidae and the subfamily Salassinae. It was discovered in 1890 by John Henry Leech.[1]
Its wingspan can range from 11-15cm (4.3 to 5.9 inches).[citation needed] Not much is known about their evolution due to limited research.[2][failed verification]
- ^ "Salassa thespis". NCBI. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
- ^ Zheng, Xuhongyi; Xu, Zilong; Wang, Dong; Zhou, Changfa (February 2024). "Life history and mitochondrial genomes of Salassinae and Agliinae (Insecta, Lepidoptera): New insights into the loss of cocooning behaviour and phylogeny of Saturniidae". Bulletin of Entomological Research. 114 (1): 107–123. doi:10.1017/S0007485323000676. ISSN 0007-4853. PMID 38193275.
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