Minonoa pachitea
| Minonoa pachitea | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda
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| Class: | Insecta
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| Species: | M. pachitea
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| Binomial name | |
| Minonoa pachitea , 1922
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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[]
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Dalceridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
- ^ 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 1902
- Dalceridae
- Dalceridae stubs