Urania boisduvalii
Urania boisduvalii is a day-flying moth of the family Uraniidae. It was first described by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville in 1829.
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| Genus: | Urania |
| Species: | U. boisduvalii |
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Distribution
Urania boisduvalii is found in Cuba.[1] Unlike Urania poeyi, which is found only in the eastern part of Cuba, this species is found throughout the island.[2]
Larvae of this species feed on Omphalea hypoleuca and Omphalea trichotoma,.[3]
gollark: No, but I do at least quite like the pyralspites.
gollark: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
gollark: _watches the pyralspite or whatever the cool orange one is_
gollark: I don't like golds - they just seem kind of garish - but I feel obligated to collect them because *rarity*.
gollark: *doesn't actually want a 2G gaia and pipio*
References
- Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Urania boisduvalii (Guerin, 1829)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- Clutch size variation in Urania boisduvalii Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 60(4), 2006, 227–228
- Texas Entomology - Urania Natural History
External links
- "Urania Moth (Urania boisduvalii)". NABA South Texas.
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