Dalcera semirufa is a moth in the family Dalceridae first described by Herbert Druce in 1910.[1] It is found on the western slopes of the Andes Mountains in Colombia. The habitat consists of tropical wet and tropical rain forests.

Dalcera semirufa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Dalceridae
Genus: Dalcera
Species:
D. semirufa
Binomial name
Dalcera semirufa
H. Druce, 1910

Adults are on wing in May, June and August.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Dalceridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. ^ Miller, S. E. (1994). "Systematics of the Neotropical moth family Dalceridae (Lepidoptera)". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 153 (4): 1–495.