Urania (moth)

Urania is a genus of colorful, dayflying moths in the family Uraniidae, native to warmer parts of the Americas. Their larvae feed on Omphalea.

The genus name Urania is Neo-Latin from Latin Urania from Ancient Greek Ουρανία, one of the Muses, literally 'The Heavenly One'.

Distribution
The genus includes relatively large day-flying moths that are found in Mexico (rarely reaching north to Texas as a vagrant), Central America, warmer parts of South America and the Caribbean islands.

Species

 * Urania boisduvalii Guérin-Meneville, 1829 – (Cuba)
 * Urania brasiliensis Swainson, 1833 – (eastern Brazil)
 * Urania leilus Linnaeus, 1758 – green-banded urania (tropical South America east of the Andes)
 * Urania fulgens Walker, 1854 – urania swallowtail moth (Mexico, through Central America to northwestern South America)
 * Urania poeyi Herrich-Schäffer, 1866 – (eastern Cuba)
 * Urania sloanus Cramer, 1779 – Sloane's urania (Jamaica; extinct c. 1894)