Minacraga indiscata

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Minacraga indiscata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Dalceridae
Genus: Minacraga
Species:
M. indiscata
Binomial name
Minacraga indiscata
Dyar, 1910

Minacraga indiscata is a moth in the family Dalceridae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1910. [1] It is found in French Guiana, north-western Brazil and Peru. The habitat consists of tropical moist forests.

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References

  1. Dalceridae genus list at Butterflies and Moths of the World of the Natural History Museum