The Madagascan sunset moth was first described by British entomologist Dru Drury in 1773. Because of its resemblance to swallowtail butterflies, Drury had first described the species as Papilio rhipheus,[1] he mistakenly thought its antennae were clubbed,[11] a character frequently used to differentiate moths form butterflies. Once Drury’s inaccuracy was found, it was placed in the genus Urania, until 1823 when Hübner placed it in a new genus; Chrysiridia. It also has also been given other names, including U. crameri by Maassen in 1879 and U. var. madagascariensis by Lesson in 1831.[5]Native Malagasy people call it Adriandolo or Lolonandriana,[3][12] from lolo for spirit or butterfly and andriana for noble or king,[13] therefore meaning noble butterfly,[3] noble spirit,[14] king butterfly[12] or king spirit.
The genus Chrysiridia is entirely African as the only other species is the closely related East African C. croesus. It is it, with Urania, sister-taxa to the most basal diurnal uraniine genus Alcides. All three genera feed on Omphalea, but Alcides also feeds on Endospermum.[10]
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preciosa la mariposa que elegiste... y el paseo inglés por el que me has llevado... :)
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Mariposa de hábitos diurnos, de color brillante, propia de Madagascar. Tóxica. Curan enfermedades. Se usó para joyería.
Seductora de los pistilos. Migran. Planta preferida: la omphalea.
Considera la más hermosa.
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