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Urania sloanus
Sloane's Urania (''Urania sloanus'') was a moth of the Uraniidae family endemic to Jamaica. It was last reported in 1894 or 1895,〔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.〕 but possibly surviving until at least 1908.〔Vinciguerra, R. 2009. Osservazioni su ''Urania sloanus'' (Cramer, 1779) (Lepidoptera: Uraniidae). ''SHILAP Revista lepidopterologica'', 37 (147): 1-6"〕〔Lees, D.C., 2010 (''Urania sloanus'' ) In Natural History Museum Species of the Day, 16.04.2010〕
The specific epithet ''sloanus'' honours Sir Hans Sloane (1660–1753),〔〔The Century Dictionary by The Century Company.(Available online ).〕 an English collector whose collection became the foundation of the British Museum.
==Description==
This extinct ''Urania'' species was black with iridescent red, blue and green markings. The iridescent parts of the wings do not have pigment; as determined by optical analysis on the species ''Urania fulgens'' belonging to the same genus,〔Prum,R.O. Quinn T. and Torres, R.H. 2006. Anatomically diverse butterfly scales all produce structural colours by coherent scattering. ''The Journal of Experimental Biology'' 209, 748-765 (at http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/reprint/209/4/748.pdf )〕 the color originates from refraction of light by the ribbon-like scales covering the moth's wings.
''Urania sloanus'' is considered "the most spectacular ''Urania'' species".〔 As most species of the subfamily Uraniinae, it was a day flying moth while most moths are active at night; its bright colors advertised, as a warning, the fact that it was also toxic.
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