''Megalorhipida deboeri'' is a species of

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in the genus ''

Megalorhipida ''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 Nyc ...

'', known from

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

. Moths in this species take flight in October, and have a

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of approximately . The specific name "''deboeri''" refers to A.L. de Boer, an entomologist who collected specimens of the species.Review of the Pterophoridae from New Guinea, with descriptions of eight new species (Lepidoptera)
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References

Oxyptilini Moths of Indonesia Moths of Asia Moths described in 2003 Endemic fauna of Indonesia {{Pterophorinae-stub