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Chrysiridia croesus

East African sunset moth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Uraniidae
Genus: Chrysiridia
Species:
C. croesus
Binomial name
Chrysiridia croesus
Synonyms
  • Thaliura croesus Gerst., 1871
  • Urania croesus
  • Chrysiridia nigrescens (Pfeiffer, 1925)
  • Urania nigrescens Pfeiffer, 1925

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. The species was first described by Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker in 1871.


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