''Eudaemonia'' is a
genus
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of moths in the family
Saturniidae
Saturniidae, commonly known as saturniids, is a family of Lepidoptera with an estimated 2,300 described species. The family contains some of the largest species of moths in the world. Notable members include the emperor moths, royal moths, and gi ...
. They are native to
Sub-Saharan Africa
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and have remarkable, extremely elongated "tails" on the hindwings.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
* ''
Eudaemonia argiphontes''
Maassen, 1877
* ''
Eudaemonia argus''
(Fabricius, 1777)
* ''
Eudaemonia troglophylla''
Hampson, 1919
References
''Eudaemonia''at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
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