Dalcerides mesoa

Dalcerides mesoa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Dalceridae
Genus: Dalcerides
Species:
D. mesoa
Binomial name
Dalcerides mesoa
(H. Druce, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Dalcera mesoa H. Druce, 1887
  • Acraga mesoa
  • Anacraga gugelmanni Dyar, 1916
  • Acraga gugelmanni

Dalcerides mesoa is a moth in the family Dalceridae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1887.[1] It is found in southern Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador.

The length of the forewings is 6โ€“8 mm for males and 8โ€“11 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Paullinia bracteosa.[2]

References

  1. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Dalceridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. ^ Miller, S. E. (1994). "Systematics of the Neotropical moth family Dalceridae (Lepidoptera)". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 153 (4): 1โ€“495.


 

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