List of moths of Nepal (Uraniidae)

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The following is a list of moths of the family Uraniidae of Nepal . Twenty-three different species are listed.

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This list is primarily based on Colin Smith's 2010 "Lepidoptera of Nepal", [1] which is based on Toshiro Haruta's "Moths of Nepal (Vol. 1-6)" [2] with some recent additions and a modernized classification.

Subfamily Auzeinae

Subfamily Epipleminae

Subfamily Microniinae

Subfamily Uraniinae

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References

  1. ↑ Smith, Colin (2010). Lepidoptera of Nepal. Kathmandu, Nepal: Himalayan Nature. ISBN   978-9937-8292-0-5.
  2. ↑ Haruta, Toshiro (2000) [1992]. Moths of Nepal- Part 1,2,3,4,5,6. Shinjuku, Tokyo: Tinea, Japan Heterocerists' Society. ISSN   0493-3168.


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