Urania brasiliensis

Urania brasiliensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Uraniidae
Subfamily: Uraniinae
Genus: Urania
Species: U. brasiliensis
Binomial name
Urania brasiliensis
(Swainson, 1833)
Synonyms
  • Leilus brasiliensis Swainson, 1833

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

Distribution

Urania brasiliensis is found in the Atlantic forest of Brazil. It is one of the two species of genus Urania found in that country.[1]

References

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