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Chrysiridia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Uraniinae

Higher classification
  
Uraniidae

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Family
  
Uraniidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Chrysiridia rhipheus, Butterflies and moths, Insect, Uraniidae, Urania

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

Contents

Chrysiridia Chrysiridia croesus African Moths

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Species

Listed alphabetically.

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  • Chrysiridia croesus (Gerstaecker, 1871) – African Sunset Moth, Croesus Moth (East Africa)
  • Chrysiridia rhipheus (Drury, 1773) – Madagascan Sunset Moth (Madagascar)

    • Chrysiridia Chrysiridia Wikipedia

    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 and no recent authority recognize it as valid.

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    Chrysiridia FileChrysiridia rhipheus female UR1jpg Wikimedia Commons

    References

    Chrysiridia Wikipedia
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