Chrysiridia

Chrysiridia
	Chrysiridia rhipheus from Madagascar
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Uraniidae
Subfamily:	Uraniinae
Genus:	Chrysiridia; Hübner, [1823]
Synonyms
	Thaliura Duncan, 1837; Rhipheus Swainson, 1833;

Chrysiridia is a genus of uraniid moths from Africa including Madagascar. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823. They are diurnal and strongly marked with iridescent colours.

Species[edit]

Listed alphabetically:^[1]

Chrysiridia croesus (Gerstaecker, 1871) – African sunset moth, Croesus moth (East Africa)
Chrysiridia rhipheus (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, has been described, but this was already found to be erroneous more than 100 years ago^[2] and no recent authority recognize it as valid.

References[edit]

^ Savela, Markku. "Chrysiridia Hübner, [1823]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
^ A synonymic catalogue of Lepidoptera Heterocera. (Moths) : Vol. 1. Sphinges and bombyces (1892)

[1] Savela, Markku. "Chrysiridia Hübner, [1823]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 25, 2019.

[2] A synonymic catalogue of Lepidoptera Heterocera. (Moths) : Vol. 1. Sphinges and bombyces (1892)

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