Miresa clarissa
Miresa clarissa is a species of moth from the genus Miresa. [1] The species was first described by Caspar Stoll in 1790.[2]
| Miresa clarissa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Limacodidae |
| Genus: | Miresa |
| Species: | M. clarissa |
| Binomial name | |
| Miresa clarissa (Stoll, 1790) | |
Range
When the species was initially described it was mentioned that the range is in Dutch Guiana (former name of Suriname) and Brazil. [1] Recent observation of the species suggests a range that extends beyond the Amazon basin extending up to Honduras. [2]
References
- United States National Museum; Museum, United States National; Institution, Smithsonian; States, United (1906). Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Vol. 29. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.]
- "Miresa clarissa (Stoll, 1790)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
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