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| Query: Sunset moth | Result: 16th of 19 | |
Madagascan sunset moth (Chrysiridia rhipheus)
| Subject: | Madagascan sunset moth (Chrysiridia rhipheus)
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Plate from Zoological illustrations, Volume 3, 2nd series. Rhipheus dasycephalus = Papilio Rhipheus Drury. Accepted as Chrysiridia rhipheus
Date published 1829
Source Zoological illustrations, or, Original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their apparent affinities, Volume 3, 2nd series (1829)
Author William Swainson
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zoological_Illustrations_Volume_III_Series_2_131.jpg
Madagascan sunset moth (Chrysiridia rhipheus) is a day-flying moth of the family Uraniidae. It is considered one of the most impressive and appealing-looking lepidopterans. Chrysiridia rhipheus is endemic to Madagascar. |
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