Megalorhipida pseudodefectalis

Megalorhipida pseudodefectalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Megalorhipida
Species:	M. pseudodefectalis
Binomial name
	Megalorhipida pseudodefectalis; (Gielis, 1989)
Synonyms
	Megalorrhipida pseudodefectalis Gielis, 1989;

Megalorhipida pseudodefectalis is a species of moth in the genus Megalorhipida known from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Paraguay. Its host plants are , , and . 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).

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[1] 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).

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