Minonoa pachitea

Minonoa pachitea is a moth in the family Dalceridae. It was described by Walter Hopp in 1922.[1] It is found in Peru. The habitat consists of tropical moist and/or tropical dry forests.

Minonoa pachitea
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M. pachitea
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Minonoa pachitea
Hopp, 1922

The length of the forewings is 10 mm. The apical and basal areas of the forewings are dark fuscous with a broad orange band between them and orange projecting into the apical area from the middle of the apical side of the band. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]

References

  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. Full Article:


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