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 [syn.= A. boops (Westwood, 1879)]
 * Alcides aruus Felder, 1874
 * Alcides aurora Salvin & Godman, 1877
 * Alcides cydnus Felder, 1859
 * Alcides latona Druce, 1886
 * Alcides leone Vinciguerra, 2007
 * Alcides metaurus Hopffer, 1856 [syn.=A. zodiaca (Butler, 1869)]
 * Alcides orontes Linnaeus, 1763
 * Alcides privitera Vinciguerra, 2007

Current systematic and taxonomic knowledge of Genus Alcides is incomplete, so the status of some taxa remains uncertain including for example,
 * Alcides argyrios Gmelin, 1788
 * Alcides arnus Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874 (Probably misprint for aruus)
 * Alcides coerulea Pfeiff., 1925
 * Alcides latona Druce, 1886 [vide supra] vs. Alcides ribbei [vide infra]
 * Alcides liris Felder, 1860
 * Alcides pallida Pfeiff., 1925
 * Alcides passavanti Pfeiff., 1925
 * Alcides ribbei Pagenstecher, 1912 (Perhaps junior synonym of Alcides latona?)
 * Alcides sordidior Rothschild, 1916