Dalcera haywardi
| Dalcera haywardi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Dalceridae |
| Genus: | Dalcera |
| Species: | D. haywardi
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| Binomial name | |
| Dalcera haywardi Orfila, 1961
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Dalcera haywardi is a moth in the family Dalceridae.[1] It is found in northern Argentina. The habitat probably consists of warm temperate moist forests.
The wingspan is 34–38 mm. Adults are very similar to Dalcera abrasa, but with a scarlet spot in the anal area of the forewings. Adults have been recorded on wing in October.[2]
References[]
- ^ Dalceridae genus list
- ^ 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]
Categories:
- Moths described in 1961
- Dalceridae
- Moths of South America
- Dalceridae stubs