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Dalcerides mesoa

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Dalcerides mesoa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Dalceridae
Genus: Dalcerides
Species:
D. mesoa
Binomial name
Dalcerides mesoa
(H. Druce, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Dalcera mesoa H. Druce, 1887
  • Acraga mesoa
  • Anacraga gugelmanni Dyar, 1916
  • Acraga gugelmanni

Dalcerides mesoa is a moth in the family Dalceridae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1887.[1] It is found in southern Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador.

The length of the forewings is 6–8 mm for males and 8–11 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Paullinia bracteosa.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Dalceridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. ^ Miller, S. E. (1994). "Systematics of the Neotropical moth family Dalceridae (Lepidoptera)". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 153 (4): 1–495.