Biology:Dalcerina
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Short description: Genus of moths
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Dalceridae |
| Genus: | Dalcerina Dyar, 1898 |
| Species: | D. tijucana
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| Binomial name | |
| Dalcerina tijucana (Schaus, 1892)
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Dalcerina tijucana is a moth in the family Dalceridae, and the only species in the genus Dalcerina. It was described by Schaus in 1892.[1] It is found in Panama, eastern Peru, Brazil , Paraguay and northern Argentina .
The length of the forewings is 14–20 mm for males and 20–24 mm for females.
The larvae feed on Citrus sinensis, Eucalyptus saligna and Ouratea species.[2]
References
- ↑ "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Miller, S.E., 1994: Systematics of the Neotropical moth family Dalceridae (Lepidoptera). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 153(4): 1-495. Full Article: [1]
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