Megalorhipida Explained

Megalorhipida is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1935. Species in this genus are distributed in pantropical and subtropical climates. The species typically nests on host plants in the families Nyctaginaceae, Amaranthaceae, Fabaceae,Goodeniaceae, Asteraceae, and Verbenaceae. The generic name is often misspelled as Megalorrhipida.^[1] The species formerly placed in the genus Antarches are now considered to belong to this genus.

Species

• Megalorhipida angusta Arenberger, 2002
• Megalorhipida deboeri Gielis, 2003
• Megalorhipida dubiosa Gielis, 2006
• Megalorhipida dulcis (Walsingham, 1915)
• Megalorhipida fissa Arenberger, 2002
• Megalorhipida gielisi Rose and Pooni, 2003
• Megalorhipida leptomeres (Meyrick, 1886)
• Megalorhipida leucodactyla (Fabricius, 1793)
• Megalorhipida madoris Gielis & de Vos, 2007
• Megalorhipida monsa Bippus, 2020
• Megalorhipida palaestinensis (Fabricius, 1793) (type)
• Megalorhipida paradefectalis Rose and Pooni, 2003
• Megalorhipida paraiso Gielis, 2006
• Megalorhipida parvula Arenberger, 2010
• Megalorhipida prolai (Gibeaux, 1994)
• Megalorhipida pseudodefectalis (Gielis, 1989)
• Megalorhipida tessmanni (Strand, 1912)
• Megalorhipida vivax (Meyrick, 1909)

Notes and References

1. Gielis . C. . 2006 . Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera) . Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden . 80-2 . 1.