Megalorhipida paraiso
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Megalorhipida paraiso is a species of moth
in the genus Megalorhipida
, known from Brazil
. Moths in this species take flight in August and October, and the females have a wingspan of about 10-11 millimetres. The specific name "paraiso" refers to Alto Paraiso
, the locality from which the holotype
specimen was collected.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
in the genus Megalorhipida
Megalorhipida
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,...
, known from Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. Moths in this species take flight in August and October, and the females have a wingspan of about 10-11 millimetres. The specific name "paraiso" refers to Alto Paraiso
Alto Paraíso
Alto Paraíso is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. Its population was 15,993 and its area is 2,652 km²....
, the locality from which the holotype
Holotype
A holotype is a single physical example of an organism, known to have been used when the species was formally described. It is either the single such physical example or one of several such, but explicitly designated as the holotype...
specimen was collected.