Dalcera canescens
Dalcera canescens is a moth in the family Dalceridae.[1] It is found in Surinam, French Guiana, Brazil and Peru. The habitat consists of tropical moist and tropical premontane wet forests.
| Dalcera canescens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Dalceridae |
| Genus: | Dalcera |
| Species: | D. canescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Dalcera canescens Tams, 1926 | |
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The length of the forewings is 18–21 mm. The forewings are dirty orange with fuscous suffusion, especially toward the outer margin. The costa (except for a brown base) and inner margin are white. The hindwings are yellow-orange with a narrow outer dark fuscous border. Adults are on wing in April, July, September and from November to January.[2]
References
- Dalceridae genus list
- 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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