Calypso Paper White moth Chrysiridia rhipheus is a day-flying

Chrysiridia rhipheus is a day-flying moth of the family Uraniidae

dry areas with little vegetation

This species can be found in the rain forests & secondary forests from Mexico to the Amazonian rain forests in South America

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Calypso Paper White moth Chrysiridia rhipheus is a day-flyingBelenois calypso, the Calypso white or Calypso caper white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic ofthe Congo, Angola, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. It's preferred habitat consists of forests. The species occasionally migrates.