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Sunset Moths
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Sunset Moths

Chrysiridia

Chrysiridia is a genus of uraniid moths from Africa including Madagascar. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823. They are diurnal and strongly marked with iridescent colours.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Madagascan Sunset Moth

speciesChrysiridia rhipheus

East African sunset moth

speciesChrysiridia croesus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 322802.