''Cyphura'' is a

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of moths in the

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Uraniidae The Uraniidae are a family of moths containing four subfamilies, 90 genera, and roughly 700 species. The family is distributed throughout the tropics of the Americas, Africa and Indo-Australia.Carter, David, ''Eyewitness Handbook to Butterflies ...

. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902.

Distribution

The genus includes primarily

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moths that are found in the

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areas. Species have a generally pale or nearly-white colouration with brown or dark patterns. The larvae live in webbing of the host plant.Jeremy Daniel Holloway, Geoffrey Kibby & Djunijanti Peggie, ''The Families of Malesian Moths and Butterflies'' (Fauna Malesiana Handbooks, Vol. 3), pg. 299

Species

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Cyphura albisecta ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family (biology), family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren (entomologist), William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in ...

'' Warren :* ''

Cyphura approximans ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species have a ...

'' Swinhoe, 1916 :* '' Cyphura atramentaria'' Warren :* '' Cyphura bifasciata'' Butler, 1879 :* '' Cyphura catenulata'' Warren, 1902 :* ''

Cyphura caudiferaria ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species have a ...

'' Boisduval :* ''

Cyphura clarissima ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species have a ...

'' Butler :* ''

Cyphura costalis ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species have a ...

'' Butler :* ''

Cyphura dealbata ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species have a ...

'' Warren :* ''

Cyphura destrigata ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species have a ...

'' Kirsch :* ''

Cyphura extensa ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species have a ...

'' Rothschild :* ''

Cyphura falka ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species have a ...

'' Swinhoe :* ''

Cyphura geminia ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species have a ...

'' (Cramer, 1777) (Ambon Island) :* ''

Cyphura gutturalis ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species have a ...

'' Swinhoe, 1916 :* ''

Cyphura latimarginata ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species have a ...

'' Swinhoe, 1902 :* ''

Cyphura maxima ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species have a ...

'' Strand :* ''

Cyphura multistrigaria ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species have a ...

'' Warren :* '' Cyphura mundaria'' Walker :* '' Cyphura pannata'' Felder :* ''

Cyphura pardata ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species have a ...

'' Warren :* '' Cyphura phantasma'' Felder :* '' Cyphura pieridaria'' Warren, 1902 :* ''

Cyphura reducta ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family (biology), family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren (entomologist), William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in ...

'' Joicey & Talbot :* '' Cyphura semialba'' Warren :* ''

Cyphura semiobsoleta ''Cyphura'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by William Warren in 1902. Distribution The genus includes primarily nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found in the Australasian tropical areas. Species have a ...

'' Warren :* '' Cyphura subsimilis'' Warren, 1902 :* '' Cyphura swinhoei'' Joicey, 1917 :* '' Cyphura urapteroides'' Joicey

References

External links

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Uraniidae - Yale University
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