Biology:Chrysiridia croesus
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Short description: Species of moth
| East African sunset moth | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Uraniidae |
| Genus: | Chrysiridia |
| Species: | C. croesus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysiridia croesus (Gerstaecker, 1871)[1]
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Chrysiridia croesus, the East African sunset moth, is a moth of the family Uraniidae. As suggested by its common name, it is found in East Africa, including Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The species was first described by Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker in 1871.
Notes
- ↑ Gerstaecker 1871, p. 361.
References
- Gerstaecker, A. (1871), "Beitrag zur Insektenfauna von Zanzibar", Archiv für Naturgeschichte 37 (1): 345–363, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6589911, retrieved 6 April 2012
- "Chrysiridia croesus (Gerstaeker, 1871)". African Moths. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
External links
- De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2018). "Chrysiridia croesus (Gerstaecker, 1871)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/CHRYCROE. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
Wikidata ☰ Q5114614 entry
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