Biology:Urapteroides

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Urapteroides
Uraniid Moth (Urapteroides astheniata) (8680939020).jpg
Urapteroides astheniata from Kuala Tahan, Pahang, Malaysia
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Uraniidae
Subfamily: Uraniinae
Genus: Urapteroides
Moore, 1888[1]

Urapteroides is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae.[2]

Distribution

The genus includes mainly nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found from Nepal to the Indo-Australian tropics and parts of continental Southeast Asia.[3] Species have a generally pale or nearly white coloration with darker markings.[4]

Description

Palpi slight and porrect (extending forward). Antennae of male thickened and flattened, of female simple. Forewings broad, veins 3 and 4 stalked, and veins 6 and 7 stalked. Veins 10 and 11 present. Hindwings with an angled tail at vein 4 and veins 3 and 4 stalked.[5]

Species

  • Urapteroides anerces Meyrick, 1886 (Fiji)
  • Urapteroides astheniata (Guenée, 1857) (Himalaya to New Guinea, Queensland)
  • Urapteroides diana Swinhoe (Peninsular Malaysia) (possibly a form of U. astheniata)
  • Urapteroides equestraria Boisduval
  • Urapteroides hermaea Druce, 1888
  • Urapteroides hyemalis Butler, 1887 (Solomons, Vanuatu)
  • Urapteroides malgassaria Mabille, 1878
  • Urapteroides recurvata Warren, 1898 (Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania)
  • Urapteroides swinhoei Rothschild
  • Urapteroides urapterina Butler, 1877

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13868753 entry