Urapteroides is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae.The Moths of Borneo - Subfamily Uraniinae
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.Digital Moths of Japan - Urapteroides astheniata Species have a generally pale or nearly white coloration with darker markings.The Swallowtail Moths (Uraniidae, Uraniinae) of Papua Indonesia by Siep and Jannie Sinnema - Urapteroides astheniata (Guenée, 1857)
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 Meyrick, 1886 (Fiji) Urapteroides astheniata (Guenée, 1857) (Himalaya to New Guinea, Queensland) Urapteroides diana Swinhoe (Peninsular Malaysia) (possibly a form of U. astheniata) Urapteroides equestraria Boisduval Urapteroides hermaea Druce, 1888 Urapteroides hyemalis Butler, 1887 (Solomons, Vanuatu) Urapteroides malgassaria Mabille, 1878 Urapteroides recurvata Warren, 1898 (Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania) Urapteroides swinhoei Rothschild Urapteroides urapterina Butler, 1877
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