Chrysiridia croesus
East African sunset moth | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Uraniidae |
Subfamily: | Uraniinae |
Genus: | Chrysiridia |
Species: | C. croesus |
Binomial name | |
Chrysiridia croesus (Gerstaecker, 1871)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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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.
Notes
- ↑ Gerstaecker 1871, p. 361.
References
- Gerstaecker, A. (1871), "Beitrag zur Insektenfauna von Zanzibar", Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 37 (1): 345–363, retrieved 6 April 2012
- Afromoths: Chrysiridia croesus, (Gerstaeker, 1871). Retrieved 21 October 2013
External links
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