Megalorhipida paraiso

Megalorhipida paraiso
Megalorhipida paraiso
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Megalorhipida
Species: M. paraiso
Binomial name
Megalorhipida paraiso
Gielis, 2006

Megalorhipida paraiso is a species of moth in the genus Megalorhipida, known from Brazil. Moths in this species take flight in August and October, and the females have a wingspan of about 10-11 millimetres. The specific name "paraiso" refers to Alto Paraiso, the locality from which the holotype specimen was collected.[1]

References

  1. ^ Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)
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