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'''''Eudaemonia argus''''' is a species of moth in the family [[Saturniidae]]. It is found in [[Africa]],<ref name="AfroMoths">[http://www.afromoths.net/species/show/16609 AfroMoths - ''Eudaemonia argus'' (Fabricius, 1781)]</ref> in such areas as [[Gabon]], [[Nigeria]], and [Togo]].<ref>[http://www.boldsystems.org/views/taxbrowser.php?taxid=68683 Eudaemonia - BOLD Systems - Taxonomy Browser]</ref> Adults have wings with shades of pinkish to brownish, with several small eyespots on the hindwings; the males have much longer and thinner "tails" on the hindwings than the females.<ref name="AfroMoths"/> |
'''''Eudaemonia argus''''' is a species of moth in the family [[Saturniidae]]. It is found in [[Africa]],<ref name="AfroMoths">[http://www.afromoths.net/species/show/16609 AfroMoths - ''Eudaemonia argus'' (Fabricius, 1781)]</ref> in such areas as [[Gabon]], [[Nigeria]], and [[Togo]].<ref>[http://www.boldsystems.org/views/taxbrowser.php?taxid=68683 Eudaemonia - BOLD Systems - Taxonomy Browser]</ref> Adults have wings with shades of pinkish to brownish, with several small eyespots on the hindwings; the males have much longer and thinner "tails" on the hindwings than the females.<ref name="AfroMoths"/> |
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Revision as of 14:44, 21 May 2024
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Saturniidae |
Genus: | Eudaemonia |
Species: | E. argus
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Binomial name | |
Eudaemonia argus (Fabricius, 1781)
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Eudaemonia argus is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found in Africa,[1] in such areas as Gabon, Nigeria, and Togo.[2] Adults have wings with shades of pinkish to brownish, with several small eyespots on the hindwings; the males have much longer and thinner "tails" on the hindwings than the females.[1]
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