Biology:Megalorhipida pseudodefectalis
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Short description: Species of plume moth
Megalorhipida pseudodefectalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Megalorhipida |
Species: | M. pseudodefectalis
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Binomial name | |
Megalorhipida pseudodefectalis (Gielis, 1989)
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Megalorhipida pseudodefectalis is a species of moth in the genus Megalorhipida known from Argentina , Brazil , Chile , and Paraguay. Its host plants are Eupatorium betonicaeforme, Barrosoa betonicaeformis, and Senecio oleosus. Moths of this species take flight in February, March, and December and have a wingspan of 15-18 millimetres.[1]
References
- ↑ Gielis, C. (2006). "Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)". Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden 80-2 (1). http://repository.naturalis.nl/document/41270.
Wikidata ☰ Q6808564 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalorhipida pseudodefectalis.
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