Urania poeyi

Urania poeyi is a day-flying moth of the family Uraniidae.

Urania poeyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Uraniidae
Subfamily:
Uraniinae
Genus:
Urania
Species:
U. poeyi
Binomial name
Urania poeyi
Synonyms
  • Cydimon poeyi Herrich-Schäffer, 1866

Distribution

Urania poeyi is found in Cuba.[1] Unlike Urania boisduvalii, which is found throughout the island, this species is restricted to the eastern part of Cuba.[2] However, it is occasionally found in Jamaica as a stray.[1]

Larvae of this species feed on Omphalea triandra.[3]

References
  1. JM - Urania poeyi
  2. Clutch size variation in Urania boisduvalii Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 60(4), 2006, 227–228
  3. Texas Entomology - Urania Natural History
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