Urania boisduvalii
| Urania boisduvalii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Uraniidae |
| Subfamily: | Uraniinae |
| Genus: | Urania |
| Species: | U. boisduvalii |
| Binomial name | |
| Urania boisduvalii Guérin-Méneville, 1829 | |
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Urania boisduvalii is a day-flying moth of the Uraniidae family. It was first described by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville in 1829.
Distribution
Urania boisduvalii is found in Cuba.[1] Unlike Urania poeyi, which is found only in the eastern part of Cuba, this species is found throughout the island.[2]
Larvae of this species feed on Omphalea hypoleuca and Omphalea trichotoma,.[3]
References
- ↑ Urania boisduvalii - Butterflies and Moths of North America
- ↑ Clutch size variation in Urania boisduvalii Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 60(4), 2006, 227–228
- ↑ Texas Entomology - Urania Natural History
External links
- Urania Moth (Urania boisduvalii)
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