Urapteroides
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| Urapteroides astheniata from Kuala Tahan, Pahang, Malaysia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Uraniidae |
| Subfamily: | Uraniinae |
| Genus: | Urapteroides Moore, 1888[1] |
Urapteroides is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae.[2]
Distribution[edit]
The genus includes mainly nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found from Nepal to the Indo-Australian tropics and parts of continental Southeast Asia.[3] Species have a generally pale or nearly white coloration with darker markings.[4]
Description[edit]
Palpi slight and porrect (extending forward). Antennae of male thickened and flattened, of female simple. Forewings broad, veins 3 and 4 stalked, and veins 6 and 7 stalked. Veins 10 and 11 present. Hindwings with an angled tail at vein 4 and veins 3 and 4 stalked.[5]
Species[edit]
- Urapteroides anerces Meyrick, 1886 (Fiji)
- Urapteroides astheniata (Guenée, 1857) (Himalaya to New Guinea, Queensland)
- Urapteroides diana Swinhoe (Peninsular Malaysia) (possibly a form of U. astheniata)
- Urapteroides equestraria Boisduval
- Urapteroides hermaea Druce, 1888
- Urapteroides hyemalis Butler, 1887 (Solomons, Vanuatu)
- Urapteroides malgassaria Mabille, 1878
- Urapteroides recurvata Warren, 1898 (Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania)
- Urapteroides swinhoei Rothschild
- Urapteroides urapterina Butler, 1877
References[edit]
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Urapteroides Moore, 1888". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ The Moths of Borneo - Subfamily Uraniinae
- ^ Digital Moths of Japan - Urapteroides astheniata
- ^ The Swallowtail Moths (Uraniidae, Uraniinae) of Papua Indonesia by Siep and Jannie Sinnema - Urapteroides astheniata (Guenée, 1857)
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
External links[edit]
Wikispecies has information related to Urapteroides.
Media related to Urapteroides at Wikimedia Commons- Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (20 July 2010). "Urapteroides astheniata (Guenée, 1857)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
