Dunama mexicana

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Dunama mexicana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Dunama
Species:
D. mexicana
Binomial name
Dunama mexicana
Todd, 1976

Dunama mexicana is a moth in the family Notodontidae. It is found in Mexico. [1]

The length of the forewings is 11–15 mm for males and 12–17 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Chamaedorea species.

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References

  1. Todd, E.L., 1976: A revision of the genus Dunama Schaus (Notodontidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society30 (3): 188-196. Full article: