Cyphura

Cyphura
Cyphura geminia from Ambon Island \
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Superfamily:
Geometroidea
Family:
Uraniidae
Subfamily:
Uraniinae
Genus:
Cyphura

Warren, 1902[1]

Cyphura is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902.[2]

Distribution

The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species have a generally pale or nearly-white colouration with brown or dark patterns.[3] The larvae live in webbing of the host plant.[4]

Species

  • Cyphura albisecta Warren
  • Cyphura approximans Swinhoe, 1916
  • Cyphura atramentaria Warren
  • Cyphura bifasciata Butler, 1879
  • Cyphura catenulata Warren, 1902
  • Cyphura caudiferaria Boisduval
  • Cyphura clarissima Butler
  • Cyphura costalis Butler
  • Cyphura dealbata Warren
  • Cyphura destrigata Kirsch
  • Cyphura extensa Rothschild
  • Cyphura falka Swinhoe
  • Cyphura geminia (Cramer, 1777) (Ambon Island)
  • Cyphura gutturalis Swinhoe, 1916
  • Cyphura latimarginata Swinhoe, 1902
  • Cyphura maxima Strand
  • Cyphura multistrigaria Warren
  • Cyphura mundaria Walker
  • Cyphura pannata Felder
  • Cyphura pardata Warren
  • Cyphura phantasma Felder
  • Cyphura pieridaria Warren, 1902
  • Cyphura reducta Joicey & Talbot
  • Cyphura semialba Warren
  • Cyphura semiobsoleta Warren
  • Cyphura subsimilis Warren, 1902
  • Cyphura swinhoei Joicey, 1917
  • Cyphura urapteroides Joicey

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Cyphura Warren, 1902". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  2. ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Subfamily Uraniinae". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  3. ^ The Swallowtail Moths (Uraniidae, Uraniinae) of Papua Indonesia by Siep and Jannie Sinnema
  4. ^ Jeremy Daniel Holloway, Geoffrey Kibby & Djunijanti Peggie, The Families of Malesian Moths and Butterflies (Fauna Malesiana Handbooks, Vol. 3), pg. 299

External links

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