Chrysiridia - a genus of butterflies from the family of Urania , Includes 2 species common in Africa and Madagascar .
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 Urania Madagascar | ||||||||||||||||
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| Chrysiridia Hübner, 1823 | ||||||||||||||||
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Chrysiridia croesus |
Caterpillar Feed Plants
Caterpillars feed exclusively on plants of the genus Omphalea . [one]
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The genus has only 2 species: [1]
- Chrysiridia croesus Gerstaecker, 1871 - East Africa
- Urania Madagascar ( Chrysiridia rhipheus ) (Drury, 1773) - Madagascar
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Kirby, William Forsell. A Hand-book to the Order Lepidoptera . - Baldwin & Cradock, 1897. - P. 50–53.