Urania brasiliensis
Species of moth
Urania brasiliensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Uraniidae |
Genus: | Urania |
Species: | U. brasiliensis |
Binomial name | |
Urania brasiliensis (Swainson, 1833) | |
Synonyms | |
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Urania brasiliensis is a day-flying moth of the family Uraniidae first described by William John Swainson in 1833.
Distribution
Urania brasiliensis is found in the Atlantic forest of Brazil. It is one of the two species of genus Urania found in that country.[1]
References
- ^ Insetos do Brasil
External links
- Media related to Urania brasiliensis at Wikimedia Commons
- Uraniidae - Yale University