Megalorhipida: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Pterophoridae
- Genus
- Megalorhipida
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Megalorhipida
Summary description from Wikipedia:
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.
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
Child Taxa
- Megalorhipida angusta
- Megalorhipida defectalis
- Megalorhipida dubiosa
- Megalorhipida dulcis
- Megalorhipida festus
- Megalorhipida fissa
- Megalorhipida leptomeres
- Megalorhipida leucodactylus
- Megalorhipida madoris
- Megalorhipida monsa
- Megalorhipida paraiso
- Megalorhipida parvula
- Megalorhipida prolai
- Megalorhipida pseudodefectalis
- Megalorhipida subtilis
- Megalorhipida umbra
- Megalorhipida varius
- Megalorhipida viduus
- Megalorhipida vivax






































































































