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Dalcerides alba

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Dalcerides alba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Dalceridae
Genus: Dalcerides
Species:
D. alba
Binomial name
Dalcerides alba
(H. Druce, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Dalcera alba H. Druce, 1887
  • Acraga caretta Dyar, 1910

Dalcerides alba is a moth in the family Dalceridae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1887.[1] It is found in southern Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador.

The larvae feed on Colubrina species.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Dalceridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. ^ Miller, S. E. (1994). "Systematics of the Neotropical moth family Dalceridae (Lepidoptera)". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 153 (4): 1-495.