Chrysiridia croesus
| East African sunset moth | |
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| 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 | |
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Chrysiridia croesus, the East African sunset moth, 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
- ↑ Gerstaecker 1871, p. 361.
References
- Gerstaecker, A. (1871), "Beitrag zur Insektenfauna von Zanzibar", Archiv für Naturgeschichte 37 (1): 345–363, retrieved 6 April 2012
- Afromoths: Chrysiridia croesus, (Gerstaeker, 1871). Retrieved 21 October 2013
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