Megalorhipida tessmanni
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Megalorhipida |
| Species: | M. tessmanni
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Megalorhipida tessmanni is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Cameroon, Comoros, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Réunion, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen and Zimbabwe.
The larvae feed on Cinchona pubescens (Rubiaceae).
References
[edit]- ^ Hobern, Donald (5 May 2023). "Family Pterophoridae". Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "On the fauna of the plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of KwaZulu Natal province (South-African Republic)". E-library. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
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