Megalorhipida pseudodefectalis

Megalorhipida pseudodefectalis
Megalorhipida pseudodefectalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Megalorhipida
Species: M. pseudodefectalis
Binomial name
Megalorhipida pseudodefectalis
(Gielis, 1989)
Synonyms
  • Megalorrhipida pseudodefectalis Gielis, 1989

Megalorhipida pseudodefectalis is a species of moth in the genus Megalorhipida, known from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Paraguay. Its hostplants are Eupatorium betonicaeforme, Barrosoa betonicaeformis, and Senecio oleosus. Moths in this species take flight in February, March, and December, and have a wingspan of 15-18 millimetres.[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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