Alcides
| Alcides | |
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| Alcides agathyrsus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Uraniidae |
| Subfamily: | Uraniinae |
| Genus: | Alcides Hübner, 1822 |
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This article is about Alcides (moth). For other uses, see Alcides (disambiguation).
Alcides is a genus of uraniid moths from northern Australia, New Guinea, and other islands in the region. They are diurnal and strongly marked with iridescent colours.
List of species
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- Alcides agathyrsus Kirsch, 1877
- Alcides aurora
- Alcides cydnus
- Alcides latona
- Alcides metaurus
- Alcides orontes (Linnaeus, 1763)
References
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