''Chrysiridia'' is a genus of
uraniid moths from Africa including
Madagascar
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. The genus was erected by
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Scientific career
Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1823. They are
diurnal and strongly marked with iridescent colours.
Species
Listed alphabetically:
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Chrysiridia croesus''
(Gerstaecker, 1871) – African sunset moth, Croesus moth (East Africa)
*''
Chrysiridia rhipheus
''Chrysiridia rhipheus'', the Madagascan sunset moth, is a species of day-flying moth of the family Uraniidae. It is considered one of the most impressive and appealing-looking lepidopterans. Famous worldwide, it is featured in most coffee table ...
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(Drury, 1773) or ''Chrysiridia madagascariensis''
(Lesson, 1831) – Madagascan sunset moth (Madagascar)
An additional species, ''Chrysiridia prometheus''
(Drapiez, 1819), supposedly from the isolated South Atlantic island of
Saint Helena
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Saint Helena is a volcanic and tropical island, located in the South Atlantic Ocean, some 1,874 km ...
, has been described, but this was already found to be erroneous more than 100 years ago
[A synonymic catalogue of Lepidoptera Heterocera. (Moths) : Vol. 1. Sphinges and bombyces (1892)] and no recent authority recognize it as valid.
References
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Uraniidae