Dalcerides bicolor

Dalcerides bicolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Dalceridae
Genus: Dalcerides
Species: D. bicolor
Binomial name
Dalcerides bicolor
Schaus, 1910

Dalcerides bicolor is a moth in the Dalceridae family. It was described by Schaus in 1910.[1] It is found in Costa Rica.

The length of the forewings is about 15 mm. The forewings are orange-red, with slightly darker veins. The hindwings are fuscous and thinly scaled. Adults have been recorded on wing in May.[2]

References

  1. Dalceridae genus list
  2. 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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