Oxytenis

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Oxytenis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Oxytenis
Hübner, 1819
Species

O. albilunulata Schaus
O. beprea Druce
O. ferruginea Walker
O. gigantea Druce
O. modestia Cramer
O. naemia Jordan
O. nubila Jordan

Oxytenis is a genus of moth in the family Saturniidae. During its larval form, it has large eyespots on the front of its head in an attempt to mimic a snake. The larva has unusual, large, almost wing-like, fleshy protrusions on either side.