Zikanyrops sparsa

Zikanyrops sparsa is a moth in the family Dalceridae. It was described by Walter Hopp in 1928. It is found in southern Brazil. The habitat consists of subtropical lower montane moist forests.

Zikanyrops sparsa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Dalceridae
Genus: Zikanyrops
Species:
Z. sparsa
Binomial name
Zikanyrops sparsa
Hopp, 1928

The length of the forewings is 8.5 mm. The forewings are creamy white, delicately sprinkled with dark brown scales, especially between the apex and the cell. The hindwings are creamy white. Adults have been recorded on wing in November.[1]

References
  1. Miller, S.E., 1994: Systematics of the Neotropical moth family Dalceridae (Lepidoptera). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 153(4): 1-495. Full Article:


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