Chrysiridia

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Chrysiridia
Chrysiridia rhipheus from Madagascar
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Uraniidae
Subfamily:
Uraniinae
Genus:
Chrysiridia

Hübner, [1823]
Synonyms
  • Thaliura Duncan, 1837
  • Rhipheus Swainson, 1833

Chrysiridia is a genus of uraniid moths from Africa including Madagascar. They are diurnal and strongly marked with iridescent colours.

Species

Listed alphabetically.[1]

An additional species, Chrysiridia prometheus (Drapiez, 1819), supposedly from the isolated South Atlantic island of Saint Helena, has been described, but this was already found to be erroneous more than 100 years ago[2] and no recent authority recognize it as valid.

References

  1. ^ Chrysiridia, funet.fi
  2. ^ A synonymic catalogue of Lepidoptera Heterocera. (Moths) : Vol. 1. Sphinges and bombyces (1892)
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