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Siga liris

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Siga liris
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S. liris
Binomial name
Siga liris
(Cramer, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena liris Cramer, 1775
  • Margaronia thalassarcha Meyrick, 1936

Siga liris, the Moonlight Queen, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in the West Indies, Peru,[1] Brazil, French Guiana,[2] Ecuador and Bolivia. The habitat consists of primary rainforests and cloudforests at altitudes between 400 and 2,000 meters.[3]

References

  1. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ BOLD Systems
  3. ^ Moths of the Amazon and Andes