''Urania'' is a genus of

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in the family Uraniidae. The genus name ''Urania'' is New Latin from Latin '' Urania'' from Ancient Greek Ουρανία, one of the

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, literally 'The Heavenly One'.Lees, David and Neal Smith (1991
Foodplants of the Uraniinae (Uraniinae) and their Systematic, Evolutionary and Ecological Significance
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. In ''Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society'', vol. 45. Retrieved October 29, 2006.The Century Dictionary by The Century Compan
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Distribution

The genus includes relatively large day-flying moths that are found in the Central American and South American regions.

Species

:* '' Urania boisduvalii'' Guérin-Meneville, 1829 – ( Cuba) :* ''

Urania brasiliensis ''Urania brasiliensis'' is a day-flying moth of the family Uraniidae first described by William John Swainson in 1833. Distribution ''Urania brasiliensis'' is found in the Atlantic forest of Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the ...

'' Swainson, 1833 – ( Brazil) :* '' Urania leilus'' Linnaeus, 1758 – green-banded urania (tropical South America east of the Andes) :* ''

Urania fulgens ''Urania fulgens'', the urania swallowtail moth or green page moth, is a day-flying moth of the family Uraniidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found from Veracruz, Mexico, through Central America to northwes ...

'' Walker, 1854 – urania swallowtail moth ( Mexico, through Central America to northwestern South America) :* '' Urania poeyi'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1866 – (eastern Cuba) :* ''

Urania sloanus ''Urania sloanus'', or Sloane's urania, was a species of moth of the family Uraniidae endemic to Jamaica. It was last reported in 1894 or 1895,Lees, D.C. & Smith, N.G. (1991)"Foodplants of the Uraniinae (Uraniinae) and their Systematic, Evolution ...

'' Cramer, 1779 – Sloane's urania (Jamaica;

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1894)

References

External links

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q3552124 Uraniidae Moth genera