See also: Uranie

The family of the Uraniidés account a hundred tropical, diurnal or night butterflies. Some of the diurnal species are famous for the diversity and the glare of their metal colors, in particular Urania leilus , originating in Central America and the South, and especially Chrysiridia rhipheus (Drury, 1773) (or Chrysiridia madagascariensis ), regarded as one of most beautiful the lépidoptères of the world, which lives with Madagascar.

List subfamilies

• subfamily Epipleminae

• subfamily Uraniinae

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