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Cyphura

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Superfamily
  
Geometroidea

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Family
  
Uraniidae

Cyphura

Similar
  
Uraniinae, Alcides, Urapteroides astheniata, Lyssa, Alcides metaurus

Cyphura is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae.

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Distribution

The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species have a generally pale or nearly-white coloration with brown or dark patterns. The larvae live in webbing of the host plant.

Species

  • Cyphura albisecta Warren
  • Cyphura approximans Swinhoe, 1916
  • Cyphura atramentaria Warren
  • Cyphura bifasciata Butler, 1879
  • Cyphura catenulata Warren, 1902
  • Cyphura caudiferaria Boisduval
  • Cyphura clarissima Butler
  • Cyphura costalis Butler
  • Cyphura dealbata Warren
  • Cyphura destrigata Kirsch
  • Cyphura extensa Rothschild
  • Cyphura falka Swinhoe
  • Cyphura geminia (Cramer, 1777) (Ambon Island)
  • Cyphura gutturalis Swinhoe, 1916
  • Cyphura latimarginata Swinhoe, 1902
  • Cyphura maxima Strand
  • Cyphura multistrigaria Warren
  • Cyphura mundaria Walker
  • Cyphura pannata Felder
  • Cyphura pardata Warren
  • Cyphura phantasma Felder
  • Cyphura pieridaria Warren, 1902
  • Cyphura reducta Joicey & Talbot
  • Cyphura semialba Warren
  • Cyphura semiobsoleta Warren
  • Cyphura subsimilis Warren, 1902
  • Cyphura swinhoei Joicey, 1917
  • Cyphura urapteroides Joicey

    • References

    Cyphura Wikipedia
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