Dysaethria

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Dysaethria
Dysaethria quadricaudata.jpg
Dysaethria quadricaudata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Uraniidae
Subfamily: Epipleminae
Genus: Dysaethria
Turner, 1911
Type species
Dysaethria pasteopa
Turner, 1911

Dysaethria is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae. It was described by Turner in 1911. The species of this genus occur mainly in Asia and in Australia.

in Sri Lanka Dysaethria.jpg
in Sri Lanka

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