Megalorhipida
| Megalorhipida | |
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| Megalorhipida palaestinensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Megalorhipida |
| Binomial name | |
| Megalorhipida Amsel, 1935 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Megalorhipida is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. Species in this genus are distributed in pantropical and subtropical climates. The species typically nest on hostplants in the families Nyctaginaceae, Amaranthaceae, Fabaceae, Goodeniaceae, Asteraceae, and Verbenaceae. The generic name is often misspelled as Megalorrhipida.[1]
Species
- Megalorhipida angusta Arenberger, 2002
- Megalorhipida deboeri
- Megalorhipida dubiosa
- Megalorhipida dulcis
- Megalorhipida fissa Arenberger, 2002
- Megalorhipida gielisi Rose and Pooni, 2003
- Megalorhipida leptomeres (Meyrick, 1886)
- Megalorhipida madoris Gielis & de Vos, 2006
- Megalorhipida palaestinensis (type)
- Megalorhipida paradefectalis Rose and Pooni, 2003
- Megalorhipida paraiso
- Megalorhipida parvula Arenberger, 2010
- Megalorhipida prolai (Gibeaux, 1994)
- Megalorhipida pseudodefectalis
- Megalorhipida tessmanni (Strand, 1912)
- Megalorhipida vivax (Meyrick, 1909)
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