Chrysiridia croesus

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East African sunset moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Uraniidae
Subfamily: Uraniinae
Genus: Chrysiridia
Species: C. croesus
Binomial name
Chrysiridia croesus
(Gerstaecker, 1871)[1]
Synonyms
  • Thaliura croesus Gerst., 1871
  • Urania croesus
  • Chrysiridia nigrescens (Pfeiffer, 1925)
  • Urania nigrescens Pfeiffer, 1925

The East African sunset moth (Chrysiridia croesus) is a moth of the family Uraniidae. As suggested by its common name, it is found in East Africa, including Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

Notes

  1. Gerstaecker 1871, p. 361.

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