Biology:Minonoa pachitea

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Short description: Species of moth

Minonoa pachitea
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Dalceridae
Genus: Minonoa
Species:
M. pachitea
Binomial name
Minonoa pachitea
Hopp, 1922

Minonoa pachitea is a moth in the family Dalceridae. It was described by Walter Hopp in 1922.[1] It is found in Peru. The habitat consists of tropical moist and/or tropical dry forests.

The length of the forewings is 10 mm. The apical and basal areas of the forewings are dark fuscous with a broad orange band between them and orange projecting into the apical area from the middle of the apical side of the band. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]

References

  1. Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Dalceridae". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Dalceridae&sort=GENUS. 
  2. 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]

Wikidata ☰ Q13858768 entry