Paelia

Paelia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Alucitidae described by Francis Walker in 1866. Its single species, Paelia lunuligera, described by the same author in the same year, is found in Brazil and Guyana.[1]

Paelia
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Paelia

Walker, 1866
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P. lunuligera
Binomial name
Paelia lunuligera
Walker, 1866

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Paelia lunuligera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 11, 2018.


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