''Cyphura'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of moths in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

Uraniidae The Uraniidae are a family of moths containing four subfamilies, 90 genera, and roughly 700 species. The family is distributed throughout the tropics of the Americas, Africa and Indo-Australia.Carter, David, ''Eyewitness Handbook to Butterflies ...

. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902.

Distribution

The genus includes primarily

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moths that are found in the

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areas. Species have a generally pale or nearly-white colouration with brown or dark patterns. The larvae live in webbing of the host plant.Jeremy Daniel Holloway, Geoffrey Kibby & Djunijanti Peggie, ''The Families of Malesian Moths and Butterflies'' (Fauna Malesiana Handbooks, Vol. 3), pg. 299

Species

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Cyphura albisecta ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species have a ...

'' Warren :* ''

Cyphura approximans ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species have a ...

'' Swinhoe, 1916 :* ''

Cyphura atramentaria ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species ha ...

'' Warren :* ''

Cyphura bifasciata ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species have a ...

'' Butler, 1879 :* ''

Cyphura catenulata ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species have a ...

'' Warren, 1902 :* '' Cyphura caudiferaria'' Boisduval :* '' Cyphura clarissima'' Butler :* '' Cyphura costalis'' Butler :* '' Cyphura dealbata'' Warren :* '' Cyphura destrigata'' Kirsch :* ''

Cyphura extensa ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species have a ...

'' Rothschild :* ''

Cyphura falka ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species have a ...

'' Swinhoe :* ''

Cyphura geminia ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species have a ...

'' (Cramer, 1777) (Ambon Island) :* ''

Cyphura gutturalis ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species have a ...

'' Swinhoe, 1916 :* ''

Cyphura latimarginata ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species have a ...

'' Swinhoe, 1902 :* ''

Cyphura maxima ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species have a ...

'' Strand :* ''

Cyphura multistrigaria ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species have a ...

'' Warren :* ''

Cyphura mundaria ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species ha ...

'' Walker :* ''

Cyphura pannata ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species have a ...

'' Felder :* ''

Cyphura pardata ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species ha ...

'' Warren :* ''

Cyphura phantasma ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family (biology), family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren (entomologist), William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in ...

'' Felder :* ''

Cyphura pieridaria ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species have a ...

'' Warren, 1902 :* '' Cyphura reducta'' Joicey & Talbot :* ''

Cyphura semialba ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family (biology), family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren (entomologist), William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in ...

'' Warren :* ''

Cyphura semiobsoleta ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species ha ...

'' Warren :* ''

Cyphura subsimilis ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species ha ...

'' Warren, 1902 :* ''

Cyphura swinhoei ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species have a ...

'' Joicey, 1917 :* ''

Cyphura urapteroides ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species have a ...

'' Joicey

References

External links

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Uraniidae - Yale University
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