''Lyssa'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of moths in the
family
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Uraniidae. The genus was erected by
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Scientific career
Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1823.
Distribution
The genus includes relatively large moths that are found in southern Asia and the Pacific region.
Species
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Lyssa achillaria
In Greek mythology, Lyssa (; Ancient Greek: Λύσσα ''Lússā''), called Lytta (; Λύττα ''Lúttā'') by the Athenians, was the spirit of mad rage, frenzy, and rabies in animals. She was closely related to the Maniae, the spirits of madness ...
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Hübner, 1816
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Lyssa aruus''
(Felder, 1874)
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Lyssa aurora''
(Salvin & Godman, 1877)
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Lyssa curvata''
Skinner, 1903 (Vanuatu)
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Lyssa fletcheri''
Regteren Altena, 1953
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Lyssa macleayi''
(Montrouzier, 1857) (Australia)
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Lyssa menoetius''
(Hopffer, 1856) (Borneo, Philippines, Sangir, Sulawesi)
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Lyssa mutata''
Butler, 1887 (Solomons)
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Lyssa patroclus''
(Linnaeus, 1758) (Moluccas)
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Lyssa patroclaria''
Hübner, 1816
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Lyssa toxopeusi''
Regteren Altena, 1953
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Lyssa velutinus''
Röber, 1927
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Lyssa zampa
''Lyssa zampa'', the tropical swallowtail moth or Laos brown butterfly, is a moth of the family Uraniidae. The species was Species description, first described by British people, British entomologist Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1869.
The species i ...
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(Butler, 1869) (Himalayas to southern China, Thailand, Andamans, Philippines, Sulawesi)
References
External links
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Uraniidae
Moth genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
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