Dalcera haywardi
Appearance
Dalcera haywardi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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]