Urojana

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Urojana
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Urojana

Gaede, 1915
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U. eborea
Binomial name
Urojana eborea
Gaede, 1915

Urojana is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae first described by Max Gaede in 1915. The only known species of this genus is Urojana eborea, which is known from the Ivory Coast. [1]

This species has a wingspan of 55 millimetres (2.2 in). [2]

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Urojana eborea Gaede, 1915". Afromoths. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  2. Gaede, M. 1915. "Neue afrikanische Lepidoptera des Berlinger Zoologischen Museums". Internationale Entomologische Zeitschrift, Guben 9 (14): 71–74, 79–80. (in German)