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Uraniidae (Blanchard, 1845) - Swallowtail Moths |
Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Geometroidea
Family: Uraniidae
The Uraniidae are a family of moths containing four subfamilies, 90 genera, and roughly 700 species. The family is distributed throughout the tropics of the Americas, Africa and Indo-Australia. The family Uraniidae contains both diurnal and nocturnal species. The day-flying species are usually more strikingly colored and vibrant than the nocturnal ones. Wikipedia
Subfamily: Epipleminae Hampson, 1892
Genera: Dysaethria, Europlema, Orudiza, Phazaca, Rhombophylla
Dysaethria lilacina
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Europlema desistaria
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Europlema flavilinea
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Orudiza protheclaria
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Phazaca leucocera
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Rhombophylla edentata
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Subfamily: Microniinae
Genera: Acropteris, Micronia
Acropteris iphiata
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Micronia aculeata
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Subfamily: Uraniinae Blanchard, 1845
Genera: Lyssa
Lyssa zampa docile
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Uraniidae partial identification
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