Eudaemonia (moth)
For the Aristotelian concept, see Eudaimonia. For other uses, see Eudaemon (disambiguation).
| Eudaemonia | |
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| Eudaemonia brachyura | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Subfamily: | Saturniinae |
| Genus: | Eudaemonia Hübner, 1819 |
| Type species | |
| Eudaemonia argus (Fabricius, 1781) | |
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Eudaemonia is a genus of moths in the Saturniidae family. They are native to Sub-Saharan Africa and have remarkable, extremely elongated "tails" on the hindwings.
Species
- Eudaemonia argiphontes Maassen, 1877
- Eudaemonia argus (Fabricius, 1777)
- Eudaemonia troglophylla Hampson, 1919
References
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