Megalorhipida dubiosa
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Megalorhipida dubiosa is a species of moth
in the genus Megalorhipida
, known from Brazil
. Males in this species have a wingspan of about 10 milimetres. Moths in this species fly in September. The specific name "dubiosa" refers to doubts over the validity 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 Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. Males in this species have a wingspan of about 10 milimetres. Moths in this species fly in September. The specific name "dubiosa" refers to doubts over the validity of the species.