Alcides orontes

Alcides orontes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Uraniidae
Genus: Alcides
Species: A. orontes
Binomial name
Alcides orontes
(Linnaeus, 1763)
Synonyms
  • Papilio orontes Linnaeus, 1763
  • Alcides orontiaria Hübner, [1822]

Alcides orontes is a moth of the Uraniidae family. It is known from the Maluku Islands, including Seram Island and Ambon Island.


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