''Alcides'' is a genus of uraniid moths from northern Australia,

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, and other islands in the region. They are

diurnal Diurnal ("daily") may refer to: General * Diurnal cycle, any pattern that recurs daily ** Diurnality, the behavior of animals and plants that are active in the daytime * Diurnal phase shift, a phase shift of electromagnetic signals * Diurnal tem ...

and strongly marked with iridescent colours.

List of species

* ''

Alcides agathyrsus ''Alcides agathyrsus'' is a species of day-flying moth of the family Uraniidae. It is found from Indonesia to New Guinea. The butterfly ''Papilio laglaizei ''Papilio laglaizei'' is a swallowtail butterfly found in New Guinea. It is a Batesian ...

'' Kirsch, 1877 yn.= A. boops (Westwood, 1879)/small> * ''

Alcides aruus ''Alcides'' is a genus of Uraniidae, uraniid moths from northern Australia, New Guinea, and other islands in the region. They are Diurnality, diurnal and strongly marked with iridescent colours. List of species * ''Alcides agathyrsus'' Kirsch, ...

'' Felder, 1874 * ''

Alcides aurora ''Alcides'' is a genus of uraniid moths from northern Australia, New Guinea, and other islands in the region. They are diurnal and strongly marked with iridescent colours. List of species * '' Alcides agathyrsus'' Kirsch, 1877 yn.= A. boops ...

'' Salvin & Godman, 1877 * ''

Alcides cydnus ''Alcides'' is a genus of uraniid moths from northern Australia, New Guinea, and other islands in the region. They are diurnal and strongly marked with iridescent colours. List of species * ''Alcides agathyrsus'' Kirsch, 1877 yn.= A. boops ( ...

'' Felder, 1859 * ''

Alcides latona ''Alcides'' is a genus of Uraniidae, uraniid moths from northern Australia, New Guinea, and other islands in the region. They are Diurnality, diurnal and strongly marked with iridescent colours. List of species * ''Alcides agathyrsus'' Kirsch, ...

'' Druce, 1886 * ''

Alcides leone ''Alcides'' is a genus of uraniid moths from northern Australia, New Guinea, and other islands in the region. They are diurnal and strongly marked with iridescent colours. List of species * ''Alcides agathyrsus'' Kirsch, 1877 yn.= A. boops ( ...

'' Vinciguerra, 2007 * ''

Alcides metaurus ''Alcides metaurus'' is a moth of the family Uraniidae. It is known from the tropical north of Queensland, Australia.yn.=A. zodiaca (Butler, 1869)/small> * ''

Alcides orontes ''Alcides orontes'' is a moth of the family Uraniidae. It is known from the Maluku Islands, including Seram Island and Ambon Island Ambon Island is part of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. The island has an area of and is mountainous, well ...

'' Linnaeus, 1763 * ''

Alcides privitera ''Alcides'' is a genus of uraniid moths from northern Australia, New Guinea, and other islands in the region. They are diurnal and strongly marked with iridescent colours. List of species * ''Alcides agathyrsus'' Kirsch, 1877 yn.= A. boops ...

'' Vinciguerra, 2007 Current systematic and taxonomic knowledge of Genus ''Alcides'' is incomplete, so the status of some taxa remains uncertain including for example, * ''

Alcides argyrios ''Alcides'' is a genus of uraniid moths from northern Australia, New Guinea, and other islands in the region. They are diurnal and strongly marked with iridescent colours. List of species * ''Alcides agathyrsus'' Kirsch, 1877 yn.= A. boops ...

'' Gmelin, 1788 * ''

Alcides arnus ''Alcides'' is a genus of uraniid moths from northern Australia, New Guinea, and other islands in the region. They are diurnal and strongly marked with iridescent colours. List of species * ''Alcides agathyrsus'' Kirsch, 1877 yn.= A. boops ...

'' Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874 (Probably misprint for aruus) * ''

Alcides coerulea ''Alcides'' is a genus of uraniid moths from northern Australia, New Guinea, and other islands in the region. They are diurnal and strongly marked with iridescent colours. List of species * ''Alcides agathyrsus'' Kirsch, 1877 yn.= A. boops ...

'' Pfeiff., 1925 * ''

'' Druce, 1886 'vide supra''/small> vs. ''

Alcides ribbei ''Alcides'' is a genus of uraniid moths from northern Australia, New Guinea, and other islands in the region. They are diurnal and strongly marked with iridescent colours. List of species * ''Alcides agathyrsus'' Kirsch, 1877 yn.= A. boops ...

'' 'vide infra'' * ''

Alcides liris ''Alcides'' is a genus of uraniid moths from northern Australia, New Guinea, and other islands in the region. They are diurnal and strongly marked with iridescent colours. List of species * ''Alcides agathyrsus'' Kirsch, 1877 yn.= A. boops ...

'' Felder, 1860 * ''

Alcides pallida ''Alcides'' is a genus of uraniid moths from northern Australia, New Guinea, and other islands in the region. They are diurnal and strongly marked with iridescent colours. List of species * ''Alcides agathyrsus'' Kirsch, 1877 yn.= A. boops ...

'' Pfeiff., 1925 * ''

Alcides passavanti ''Alcides'' is a genus of uraniid moths from northern Australia, New Guinea, and other islands in the region. They are diurnal and strongly marked with iridescent colours. List of species * ''Alcides agathyrsus'' Kirsch, 1877 yn.= A. boops ...

'' Pfeiff., 1925 * ''

'' Pagenstecher, 1912 (Perhaps junior synonym of ''

''?) * ''

Alcides sordidior ''Alcides'' is a genus of Uraniidae, uraniid moths from northern Australia, New Guinea, and other islands in the region. They are Diurnality, diurnal and strongly marked with iridescent colours. List of species * ''Alcides agathyrsus'' Kirsch, ...

'' Rothschild, 1916

References

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* Vinciguerra, Roberto. Osservatione sul Genere ''Alcides'' Hübner (1822) e descrizione di due nuove specie dell’Indonesia (Lepidoptera, Uraniidae). ''Fragmenta entomologica'', Roma, 39 (2): 299-309 (2007)
DOI:doi.org/10.4081/fe.2007.126
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