Minonoa elvira

Minonoa elvira is a moth in the family Dalceridae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1909.[1] It is found in Colombia. The habitat consists of tropical lower montane and premontane wet forests.

Minonoa elvira
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M. elvira
Binomial name
Minonoa elvira
(Dognin, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Acraga elvira Dognin, 1909

The length of the forewings is about 11 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, except for a triangle pointing forward with its side on the inner margin. This triangle is yellow with white proximally. The hindwings are white-edged with dark fuscous around the margins. Adults are on wing from June to August.[2]

References

  1. Dalceridae genus list
  2. Miller, S.E., 1994: Systematics of the Neotropical moth family Dalceridae (Lepidoptera). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 153(4): 1-495. Full Article:


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