Maracayia chlorisalis

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Maracayia chlorisalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Maracayia
Species:
M. chlorisalis
Binomial name
Maracayia chlorisalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Botys chlorisalisWalker, 1859

Maracayia chlorisalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae that was first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found from North America through Costa Rica southwards at least to Brazil.


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