Urania sloanus

Urania sloanus
1829 illustration of the now extinct Urania sloanus by William Swainson
Extinct (c. 1894-1908)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Uraniidae
Genus: Urania
Species:
†U. sloanus
Binomial name
†Urania sloanus
(Cramer, 1779)
Former range in red (Jamaica)
Synonyms
  • Papilio sloanus (original combination)
  • Cydimon sloanus
  • Leilus occidentalis

Urania sloanus, or Sloane's urania, was a species of moth of the family Uraniidae endemic to Jamaica. It was last reported in 1894 or 1895,[1] but possibly survived until at least 1908.[2][3] The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779.

The specific epithet sloanus honours Sir Hans Sloane (1660–1753),[3][4] an English collector whose collection became the foundation of the British Museum.

  1. ^ Lees, D.C. & Smith, N.G. (1991). "Foodplants of the Uraniinae (Uraniinae) and their Systematic, Evolutionary and Ecological Significance". Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 45: 297-347. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  2. ^ Vinciguerra, R. (2009). "Osservazioni su Urania sloanus (Cramer, 1779) (Lepidoptera: Uraniidae)". SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 37 (147): 1-6.
  3. ^ a b Lees, D.C. (2010). "Urania sloanus Natural History Museum Species of the Day", April 16, 2010. Archived from the original February 21, 2015.
  4. ^ The Century Dictionary by The Century Company.Available online.