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    Chrysiridia rhipheus, the Madagascan sunset moth, is a species of day-flying moth of the family Uraniidae. It is considered one of the most impressive...
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    alphabetically: Chrysiridia croesus (Gerstaecker, 1871) – African sunset moth, Croesus moth (East Africa) Chrysiridia rhipheus (Drury, 1773) or Chrysiridia madagascariensis...
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    Chrysiridia croesus, the East African sunset moth, is a moth of the family Uraniidae. As suggested by its common name, it is found in East Africa, including...
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    and tomato frog. Masoala is also home to the day-flying sunset moth, Chrysiridia rhipheus. The Madagascar serpent-eagle was recently rediscovered here...
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    bright, butterfly-like colors and are called sunset moths (for example Chrysiridia rhipheus). Such moths are apparently toxic and the bright colors are...
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    the Lepidopteran with the longest wingspan Madagascan sunset moth (Chrysiridia rhipheus), considered to be one of the most impressive and beautiful...
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    that occur in the tropics of the world. Three of its genera (Alcides, Chrysiridia, and Urania) are essentially diurnal, although some crepuscular activity...
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  • distributed in tropical regions around the Indian Ocean Chrysiridia madagascariensis, a synonym for Chrysiridia rhipheus, the Madagascan sunset moth, a day-flying...
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    moths are species of the genus Urania in the Americas, and of the genus Chrysiridia in Africa. The only species from mainland Africa is from Tanzania is...
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  • easily by structural differences in their antennae (e.g. bipectinate). Chrysiridia rhipheus (Uraniidae), the day-flying Madagascan sunset moth, has butterfly-like...
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