Uranometra

Uranometra is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Drepaninae.[1] It contains the single species Uranometra oculata, which is found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Togo and Uganda.[2]

Uranometra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Drepanidae
Subfamily:
Drepaninae
Genus:
Uranometra

Bryk, 1913
Species:
U. oculata
Binomial name
Uranometra oculata
(Holland, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Callidrepana oculata Holland, 1893
  • Uranometra diagonalis Bryk, 1913
  • Oreta sulphurea Hampson, 1914

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Uranometra​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  2. Afro Moths
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