Megalorhipida paraiso

(Megalorhipida paraiso)

Description

Megalorhipida paraiso is a species of moth in the genus Megalorhipida known from Brazil. Moths of this species take flight in August and October and the females have a wingspan of about 10–11 millimetres (0.39–0.43 in). The specific name "paraiso" refers to Alto Paraiso, the locality from which the holotype specimen was collected.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pterophoridae
Genus:Megalorhipida
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