Megalorhipida deboeri
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Megalorhipida deboeri is a species of moth
in the genus Megalorhipida
, known from Indonesia
. Moths in this species take flight in October, and have a wingspan of approximately 10 millimetres. The specific name "deboeri" refers to A.L. de Boer, an entomologist who collected specimens of the species.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
in the genus Megalorhipida
Megalorhipida
Megalorhipida is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. Species in this genus are distributed in pantropical and subtropical climates. The species typically nest on hostplants in the families Nyctaginaceae, Amaranthaceae, Fabaceae,...
, known from Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. Moths in this species take flight in October, and have a wingspan of approximately 10 millimetres. The specific name "deboeri" refers to A.L. de Boer, an entomologist who collected specimens of the species.