Miresa clarissa

Miresa clarissa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Limacodidae
Genus: Miresa
Species:
M. clarissa
Binomial name
Miresa clarissa
(Stoll, 1790)

Miresa clarissa is a species of moth from the genus Miresa. The species was first described by Caspar Stoll in 1790.

Range

When the species was initially described it was mentioned that the range is in Dutch Guiana (former name of Suriname) and Brazil. Recent observation of the species suggests a range that extends beyond the Amazon basin extending up to Honduras.

References

  1. 1 2 United States National Museum; Museum, United States National; Institution, Smithsonian; States, United (1906). Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Vol. 29. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.]
  2. 1 2 "Miresa clarissa (Stoll, 1790)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-01-11.