Alcides


Alcides is a genus of uraniid moths from northern Australia, New Guinea, and other islands in the region. They are diurnal and strongly marked with iridescent colours.

List of species

Alcides agathyrsus Kirsch, 1877 Alcides aruus Felder, 1874Alcides aurora Salvin & Godman, 1877Alcides cydnus Felder, 1859Alcides latona Druce, 1886Alcides leone Vinciguerra, 2007Alcides metaurus Hopffer, 1856 Alcides orontes Linnaeus, 1763Alcides privitera Vinciguerra, 2007
Current systematic and taxonomic knowledge of Genus Alcides is incomplete, so
the status of some taxa remains uncertain, for example:Alcides argyrios Gmelin, 1788Alcides arnus Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874 Alcides coerulea Pfeiff., 1925Alcides latona Druce, 1886 vs. Alcides ribbei Alcides liris Felder, 1860Alcides pallida Pfeiff., 1925Alcides passavanti Pfeiff., 1925Alcides ribbei Pagenstecher, 1912 Alcides sordidior Rothschild, 1916