Urania is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae.
The genus name Urania is Neo-Latin from Latin Urania from Ancient Greek Ουρανία, one of the Muses, literally 'The Heavenly One'.[9][10]
Distribution
The genus includes relatively large day-flying moths that are found in the Central American and South American regions.
Species
References
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^ Savela, Markku. "Urania Fabricius, 1807". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
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^ [Illiger], 1807; Allgemeine Literatur-Zeitung Halle [Jena] 1807 (No. 2): 1181
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^ Hübner, [1807]; Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge 1 : pl. [200],
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^ Billberg, 1820; Enumeratio insectorum in Museo: 81
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^ Dalman, 1825; Kungl. Svenska vetenskapsakademiens handlingar 1824 (2) : 407
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^ Swainson, 1833; Zoological Illustrations (2): pls. 125-126
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^ Walker, 1854; List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 1: 4
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^ Westwood, 1879; Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 10 : 516, 520-521
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^ Lees, David and Neal Smith (1991) Foodplants of the Uraniinae (Uraniinae) and their Systematic, Evolutionary and Ecological Significance Archived 2007-03-15 at the Wayback Machine or an OCR of the pdf document Archived 2008-11-04 at the Wayback Machine. In Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, vol. 45. Retrieved October 29, 2006.
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^ The Century Dictionary by The Century Company.Available online.
