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Miresa clarissa

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Miresa clarissa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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.[1] The species was first described by Caspar Stoll in 1790.[2]

Range

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When the species was initially described it was mentioned that the range is in Dutch Guiana (former name of Suriname) and Brazil.[1] Recent observation of the species suggests a range that extends beyond the Amazon basin extending up to Honduras.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "Miresa clarissa (Stoll, 1790)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-01-11.