''Urapteroides'' is a

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of moths in the

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Uraniidae.

Distribution

The genus includes mainly

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moths that are found from

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to the

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tropics and parts of continental

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. Species have a generally pale or nearly white coloration with darker markings.

Description

Palpi slight and porrect (extending forward). Antennae of male thickened and flattened, of female simple. Forewings broad, veins 3 and 4 stalked, and veins 6 and 7 stalked. Veins 10 and 11 present. Hindwings with an angled tail at vein 4 and veins 3 and 4 stalked.

Species

* ''

Urapteroides anerces ''Urapteroides'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. Distribution The genus includes mainly nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found from Nepal to the Indo-Australian tropics and parts of continental Southeast Asia. Species have a ...

'' Meyrick, 1886 (Fiji) * ''

Urapteroides astheniata ''Urapteroides astheniata'' is a moth of the family Uraniidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in south-east Asia, from India, Sri Lanka to Fiji, including New Guinea and the tropical north of Australia. Description The ...

'' (Guenée, 1857) (Himalaya to New Guinea, Queensland) * ''

Urapteroides diana ''Urapteroides'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. Distribution The genus includes mainly nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found from Nepal to the Indo-Australian tropics and parts of continental Southeast Asia. Species have a ...

'' Swinhoe (Peninsular Malaysia) (possibly a form of ''U. astheniata'') * ''

Urapteroides equestraria ''Urapteroides'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. Distribution The genus includes mainly nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found from Nepal to the Indo-Australian tropics and parts of continental Southeast Asia Southeast ...

'' Boisduval * ''

Urapteroides hermaea ''Urapteroides'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. Distribution The genus includes mainly nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found from Nepal to the Indo-Australian tropics and parts of continental Southeast Asia. Species have a ...

'' Druce, 1888 * ''

Urapteroides hyemalis ''Urapteroides'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. Distribution The genus includes mainly nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found from Nepal to the Indo-Australian tropics and parts of continental Southeast Asia. Species have a ...

'' Butler, 1887 (Solomons, Vanuatu) * ''

Urapteroides malgassaria ''Urapteroides'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. Distribution The genus includes mainly nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found from Nepal to the Indo-Australian tropics and parts of continental Southeast Asia. Species have a ...

'' Mabille, 1878 * ''

Urapteroides recurvata ''Urapteroides'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. Distribution The genus includes mainly nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found from Nepal to the Indo-Australian tropics and parts of continental Southeast Asia. Species have a ...

'' Warren, 1898 (Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania) * ''

Urapteroides swinhoei ''Urapteroides'' is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. Distribution The genus includes mainly nocturnal or crepuscular moths that are found from Nepal to the Indo-Australian tropics and parts of continental Southeast Asia. Species have a ...

'' Rothschild * '' Urapteroides urapterina'' Butler, 1877

References

External links

* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q13868753 Uraniidae