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Megalorhipida pseudodefectalis

Synonyms: Megalorrhipida pseudodefectalis

Wikipedia Abstract

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.
View Wikipedia Record: Megalorhipida pseudodefectalis

Attributes

Wing Span [1]  0.63 inches (.016 m)

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♦ 1Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera), C. Gielis, Zool. Med. Leiden 80 (2006)
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0