Urania poeyi

Urania poeyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Uraniidae
Subfamily: Uraniinae
Genus: Urania
Species: U. poeyi
Binomial name
Urania poeyi
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Cydimon poeyi Herrich-Schäffer, 1866

Urania poeyi is a day-flying moth of the Uraniidae family.

Distribution

Urania poeyi is found in Cuba.[1] Unlike Urania boisduvalii, which is found throughout the island, this species is restricted to the eastern part of Cuba.[2] However, it is occasionally found in Jamaica as a stray.[1]

Larvae of this species feed on Omphalea triandra.[3]

References

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