Eudaemonia (moth)
Encyclopedia
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.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moths in the Saturniidae
Saturniidae
The Saturniidae, commonly known as saturniids, are among the largest and most spectacular of the moths. They form a family of Lepidoptera, with an estimated 1,300 to 1,500 described species worldwide...
family. They are native to Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa as a geographical term refers to the area of the African continent which lies south of the Sahara. A political definition of Sub-Saharan Africa, instead, covers all African countries which are fully or partially located south of the Sahara...
and have remarkable, extremely elongated "tails" on the hindwings.
Species
- Eudaemonia argiphontes
- Eudaemonia argus
- Eudaemonia barnsi
- Eudaemonia batesi
- Eudaemonia brachyura
- Eudaemonia colini
- Eudaemonia ghesquierii
- Eudaemonia minor
- Eudaemonia pohli
- Eudaemonia trogophylla
- Eudaemonia uniocellata
- Eudaemonia uroarge