Miresa habenichti

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Miresa habenichti
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Limacodidae
Genus: Miresa
Species:
M. habenichti
Binomial name
Miresa habenichti
(Wichgraf, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Ctenolita habenichtiWichgraf, 1913

Miresa habenichti is a moth species in the family of Limacodidae found in Mozambique.

This species has a wingspan of 34mm and a body length of 18mm and was named after its collector Mr. Habenicht from Delagoa Bay. [1]

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