Eudaemonia (moth)
Appearance
Eudaemonia | |
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Eudaemonia troglophylla | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Saturniidae |
Subfamily: | Saturniinae |
Genus: | Eudaemonia Hübner, 1819 |
Type species | |
Eudaemonia argus (Fabricius, 1781)
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Synonyms | |
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Eudaemonia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. They are native to Sub-Saharan Africa and have remarkable, extremely elongated "tails" on the hindwings.
Species
[edit]The genus includes the following species:
- Eudaemonia argiphontes Maassen, 1877
- Eudaemonia argus (Fabricius, 1777)
- Eudaemonia troglophylla Hampson, 1919
References
[edit]- Eudaemonia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database