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Megalorhipida
Megalorhipida is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1935. Species in this genus are distributed in pantropical and subtropical climates. The species typically nests on host plants in the families Nyctaginaceae, Amaranthaceae, Fabaceae, Goodeniaceae, Asteraceae, and Verbenaceae. The generic name is often misspelled as Megalorrhipida. The species formerly placed in the genus Antarches are now considered to belong to this genus.
21 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Spiderling Plume Moth
speciesMegalorhipida leucodactylus
Megalorhipida madoris
speciesMegalorhipida madoris
Megalorhipida dulcis
speciesMegalorhipida dulcis
Megalorhipida leptomeres
speciesMegalorhipida leptomeres
Megalorhipida pseudodefectalis
speciesMegalorhipida pseudodefectalis
Megalorhipida paraiso
speciesMegalorhipida paraiso
Megalorhipida dubiosa
speciesMegalorhipida dubiosa
Megalorhipida umbra
speciesMegalorhipida umbra
Megalorhipida viduus
speciesMegalorhipida viduus
Megalorhipida vivax
speciesMegalorhipida vivax
Megalorhipida varius
speciesMegalorhipida varius
Megalorhipida festus
speciesMegalorhipida festus
Megalorhipida monsa
speciesMegalorhipida monsa
Megalorhipida prolai
speciesMegalorhipida prolai
Megalorhipida angusta
speciesMegalorhipida angusta
Megalorhipida subtilis
speciesMegalorhipida subtilis
Megalorhipida parvula
speciesMegalorhipida parvula
Megalorhipida fissa
speciesMegalorhipida fissa
Megalorhipida gielisi
speciesMegalorhipida gielisi
Megalorhipida paradefectalis
speciesMegalorhipida paradefectalis
Megalorhipida bahiaensis
speciesMegalorhipida bahiaensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 311375.