Dalcerina

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Dalcerina
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Dalcerina

Dyar, 1898
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D. tijucana
Binomial name
Dalcerina tijucana
(Schaus, 1892)
Synonyms
  • ZadalceraDyar, 1910
  • Dalcera tijucanaSchaus, 1892
  • Dalmera fumataSchaus, 1894
  • Dalcera fumata
  • Zadalcera fumata
  • Zadalcera arhathodotaDyar, 1910
  • Zadalcera munciaDyar, 1923
  • Zadalcera dierrhyeoaDyar, 1923
  • Zadalcera dierrhoea

Dalcerina tijucana is a moth in the family Dalceridae, and the only species in the genus Dalcerina. It was described by Schaus in 1892. [1] It is found in Panama, eastern Peru, Brazil, Paraguay and northern Argentina.

The length of the forewings is 14–20 mm for males and 20–24 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Citrus sinensis , Eucalyptus saligna and Ouratea species. [2]

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References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Miller, S.E., 1994: Systematics of the Neotropical moth family Dalceridae (Lepidoptera). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology153(4): 1-495. Full Article: