| Cyphura | |
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| Cyphura geminia from Ambon Island \ | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Geometroidea |
| Family: | Uraniidae |
| Subfamily: | Uraniinae |
| Genus: | Cyphura Warren, 1902 |
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 generally pale or nearly-white colouration with brown or dark patterns. The larvae live in webbing of the host plant.
Species
- Cyphura albisecta Warren
- Cyphura approximans Swinhoe, 1916
- Cyphura atramentaria Warren
- Cyphura bifasciata Butler, 1879
- Cyphura catenulata Warren, 1902
- Cyphura caudiferaria Boisduval
- Cyphura clarissima Butler
- Cyphura costalis Butler
- Cyphura dealbata Warren
- Cyphura destrigata Kirsch
- Cyphura extensa Rothschild
- Cyphura falka Swinhoe
- Cyphura geminia (Cramer, 1777) (Ambon Island)
- Cyphura gutturalis Swinhoe, 1916
- Cyphura latimarginata Swinhoe, 1902
- Cyphura maxima Strand
- Cyphura multistrigaria Warren
- Cyphura mundaria Walker
- Cyphura pannata Felder
- Cyphura pardata Warren
- Cyphura phantasma Felder
- Cyphura pieridaria Warren, 1902
- Cyphura reducta Joicey & Talbot
- Cyphura semialba Warren
- Cyphura semiobsoleta Warren
- Cyphura subsimilis Warren, 1902
- Cyphura swinhoei Joicey, 1917
- Cyphura urapteroides Joicey
References
- Savela, Markku. "Cyphura Warren, 1902". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Subfamily Uraniinae". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- The Swallowtail Moths (Uraniidae, Uraniinae) of Papua Indonesia by Siep and Jannie Sinnema
- Jeremy Daniel Holloway, Geoffrey Kibby & Djunijanti Peggie, The Families of Malesian Moths and Butterflies (Fauna Malesiana Handbooks, Vol. 3), pg. 299
External links
Media related to Cyphura at Wikimedia Commons- Uraniidae - Yale University
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| Cyphura | |