''Dalcerides'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s of the family
Dalceridae
The Dalceridae are a small family of zygaenoid moths with some 80 known species encompassing about one dozen genera mostly found in the Neotropical region with a few reaching the far south of the Nearctic region.
These are generally small or m ...
.
Dalceridae genus list
/ref> It was described by Berthold Neumoegen and Harrison Gray Dyar Jr.
Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. (February 14, 1866 – January 21, 1929) was an American entomologist. Dyar's Law, a pattern of geometric progression in the growth of insect parts, is named after him. He was also noted for eccentric pursuits which includ ...
in 1893.
Species
*''Dalcerides flavetta'' group:
**'' Dalcerides flavetta'' (Schaus, 1905)
**'' Dalcerides rebella'' (Schaus, 1911)
**'' Dalcerides chirma'' (Schaus, 1920)
**'' Dalcerides radians'' (Hopp, 1921)
**'' Dalcerides dulciola'' (Dyar, 1914)
**'' Dalcerides mesoa'' (Druce, 1887)
**'' Dalcerides nana'' (Dognin, 1920)
**'' Dalcerides sofia'' (Dyar, 1910)
*''Dalcerides ingenita'' group:
**'' Dalcerides ingenita'' Edwards, 1882
**'' Dalcerides bicolor'' Schaus, 1910
**'' Dalcerides alba'' (Druce, 1887)
References
Dalceridae
Zygaenoidea genera
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