Alcides (moth)

Alcides is the birth name of Herakles. I discovered there are diurnal moths that bear this name. They come from Australia and surrounding areas. Here's a pic of one--

Alcides agathyrus

The second part of its scientific name also has a link to Herakles. I looked up "agathyrus" and didn't find much. I did find an entry on Wikipedia, though that said: "In Greek mythology, Gelonus was the son of Echidna and Heracles, he had an older brother Agathyrus and a younger Scythes." (source)


Interesting! It is a pretty moth, I must say. I guess it has some iridescence, which can't really be seen well in the photos.