Biology:Miresa clarissa

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Short description: Species of moth

Miresa clarissa
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Limacodidae
Genus: Miresa
Species:
M. clarissa
Binomial name
Miresa clarissa
(Stoll, 1790)

Miresa clarissa is a species of moth from the genus Miresa.[1] The species was first described by Caspar Stoll in 1790.[2]

Range

When the species was initially described it was mentioned that the range is in Dutch Guiana (former name of Suriname) and Brazil .[1] Recent observation of the species suggests a range that extends beyond the Amazon basin extending up to Honduras.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 United States National Museum; Museum, United States National; Institution, Smithsonian; States, United (1906). Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 29. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15666111. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Miresa clarissa (Stoll, 1790)" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/1752775. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13859353 entry