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Dalcerina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Dalceridae
Genus:	Dalcerina Dyar, 1898
Species:	D. tijucana
Binomial name
Dalcerina tijucana (Schaus, 1892)
Synonyms
Zadalcera Dyar, 1910 Dalcera tijucana Schaus, 1892 Dalmera fumata Schaus, 1894 Dalcera fumata Zadalcera fumata Zadalcera arhathodota Dyar, 1910 Zadalcera muncia Dyar, 1923 Zadalcera dierrhyeoa Dyar, 1923 Zadalcera dierrhoea

Dalcerina tijucana is a moth in the family Dalceridae, and the only species in the genus Dalcerina. It was described by Schaus in 1892. It is found in Panama, eastern Peru, Brazil, Paraguay and northern Argentina.

The length of the forewings is 14–20 mm for males and 20–24 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Citrus sinensis, Eucalyptus saligna and Ouratea species.

References

1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
2. 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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