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. Some of the tropical species are known for their bright, butterfly-like colors and are called sunset moths (for example Chrysiridia rhipheus). Such moths are apparently toxic and the bright colors are a warning to predators.
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FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyUraniidae
Для термина «Урания» см. также другие значения. Dysaethria quadricaudata Dysrhombia Epiplema Erosia Europlema Eversmannia Эверсманния украшенная (Eversmannia exornata) (Eversmann, 1837) Falcinodes Gathynia Gymnoplocia Heteroplema Homoplexis Hyperplema Hypophysaria Hypoplema Leuconotha Leucoplema Lobogethes Lophopygia Lophotosoma Macrostylodes Madepiplema Meleaba Menda Mesoglypta Metorthocheilus Microniodes Molybdophora Monobolodes Monoplema Morphomima Nedusia Neodeta Neodirades Neoplema Notoptya Nyctibadistes Oroplema Orudiza Paloda Paradecetia Paradirades Paroecia Paurophlebs Phazaca Philagraula Platerosia Powondrella Psamathia Pseudhyria Pseudodirades Pterotosoma Rhombophylla Saccoploca Schidax Siculodopsis Skaphion Symphytophleps Syngria Syngriodes Thysanocraspeda Tricolpia Trotorhombia Warreniplema Подсемейство Microniinae Acropteris Acropteris iphiata (Guenée, 1857) Anteia Aploschema Dissoprumna Micronia Pseudomicronia Stesichora Strophidia Подсемейство Uraniinae Alcides Chrysiridia Cyphura Lyssa Urania Urapteritra Urapteroides Примечания ↑ Аннотированный каталог насекомых Дальнего Востока России. Том II. Lepidoptera – Чешуекрылые. – Владивосток: Дальнаука, 2016. – 812 с. ISBN
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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. Some of the tropical species are known for their bright, butterfly-like colors and are called sunset moths (for example Chrysiridia rhipheus). Such moths are apparently toxic and the bright colors are a warning to predators.
The family Uraniidae contains both diurnal and nocturnal species. The day-flying species are usually more strikingly colored and vibrant than the nocturnal ones. Many diurnal species also have iridescent scales and multiple tails, which often led them to be mistaken for butterflies. In sharp contrast, the nocturnal species are generally small, pale-colored insects. The Uraniidae are similar to the geometer moths, to which they are related, but a different wing veining pattern distinguishes them.