Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) is a animal in the Pterophoridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)

Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)

Megalorhipida leucodactylus is a pantropical moth in Pterophoridae whose larvae occur on a variety of plant species.

Family
Genus
Megalorhipida
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)

Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) is a moth species belonging to the family Pterophoridae. It has a pantropical distribution. The larvae of this species have been recorded feeding or living on a wide variety of plants, specifically including Boerhavia diffusa, Okenia hypogaea, Acacia neovernicosa, Amaranthus, Mimosa tenuiflora, and Commicarpus tuberosus.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pterophoridae Megalorhipida

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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