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Dalaca

Dalaca is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 23 described species found throughout South America as far north as Panama. The larvae feed on grasses.

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Dalaca
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Dalaca
Walker, 1856
Synonyms
  • Huapina Bryk, 1945
  • Maculella Viette, 1950
  • Toenga Tindale, 1954

Dalaca is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 23 described species found throughout South America as far north as Panama. The larvae feed on grasses.

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