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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Uraniidae |
Genus: | Alcides |
Species: | A. metaurus
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Binomial name | |
Alcides metaurus (
Linnaeus, 1763)
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Synonyms | |
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Alcides metaurus or North Queensland Day Moth [1] is a moth of the family Uraniidae. It is known from the tropical north of Queensland, Australia. [2]
The wingspan is about 100 mm.
The larvae feed on various Euphorbiaceae species, including Endospermum medullosum, E. myrmecophilum, and Omphalea queenslandiae.
It is found in Queensland and around New Guinea. [3]
Alcides metaurus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Uraniidae |
Genus: | Alcides |
Species: | A. metaurus
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Binomial name | |
Alcides metaurus (
Linnaeus, 1763)
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Synonyms | |
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Alcides metaurus or North Queensland Day Moth [1] is a moth of the family Uraniidae. It is known from the tropical north of Queensland, Australia. [2]
The wingspan is about 100 mm.
The larvae feed on various Euphorbiaceae species, including Endospermum medullosum, E. myrmecophilum, and Omphalea queenslandiae.
It is found in Queensland and around New Guinea. [3]