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Eudaemonia argus

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Eudaemonia argus
in Ghana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Eudaemonia
Species:
E. argus
Binomial name
Eudaemonia argus
(Fabricius, 1781)
Synonyms
  • Bombyx argus Fabricius, 1781
  • Phalaena Bombyx brachyura Drury, 1782
  • Eudaemonia brachyura
  • Eudaemonia minor Holland, 1920
  • Eudaemonia uniocellata Testout, 1941
  • Eudaemonia uroarge Hübner, 1820

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]

References

  1. ^ a b AfroMoths - Eudaemonia argus (Fabricius, 1781)
  2. ^ Eudaemonia - BOLD Systems - Taxonomy Browser


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