Eudaemonia (moth)

For the Aristotelian concept, see Eudaimonia. For other uses, see Eudaemon (disambiguation).

Eudaemonia
Eudaemonia troglophylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Saturniinae
Genus: Eudaemonia
Hübner, 1819
Type species
Eudaemonia argus
(Fabricius, 1781)
Synonyms
  • Eustera Duncan & Westwood, 1841

Eudaemonia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. They are native to Sub-Saharan Africa and have remarkable, extremely elongated "tails" on the hindwings.

Species

The genus includes the following species:

References


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