Ocinara dilectula

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Ocinara dilectula
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bombycidae
Genus: Ocinara
Species:
O. dilectula
Binomial name
Ocinara dilectula
Walker, 1856
Synonyms
  • Bombyx waringiSnellen, 1877
  • Ocinara waringi

Ocinara dilectula is a moth in the family Bombycidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found on Java and possibly Sumatra.

The wingspan is 22–31 mm. The forewings are reddish brown.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Ficus benjaminiana . [1]

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