Urapteroides
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| Urapteroides | |
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| Urapteroides astheniata from Kuala Tahan, Pahang, Malaysia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Uraniidae |
| Subfamily: | Uraniinae |
| Genus: | Urapteroides Moore, 1888[1] |
Urapteroides is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae.[2]
The genus includes mainly nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found from Nepal to the Indo-Australian tropics and parts of continental Southeast Asia.[3] Species have a generally pale or nearly white coloration with darker markings.[4]
Description
Palpi slight and porrect (extending forward). Antennae of male thickened and flattened, of female simple. Forewings broad, veins 3 and 4 stalked, and veins 6 and 7 stalked. Veins 10 and 11 present. Hindwings with an angled tail at vein 4 and veins 3 and 4 stalked.[5]
