Megalorhipida dulcis

Megalorhipida dulcis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Megalorhipida
Species: M. dulcis
Binomial name
Megalorhipida dulcis
(Walsingham, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Trichoptilus zonites Walsingham, 1915

Megalorhipida dulcis is a species of moth in the genus Megalorhipida, known from Belize, Costa Rica, and Mexico. Its hostplants are Lantana urticifolia and Lantana glandulissimus. Moths in this species take flight in November, and have a wingspan of about 11 millimetres (0.43 in).[1]

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