Siga liris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Siga
Species:
S. liris
Binomial name
Siga liris
(Cramer, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena liris Cramer, 1775
  • Margaronia thalassarcha Meyrick, 1936

Siga liris, the moonlight queen, is a moth in the family Crambidae described by Pieter Cramer in 1775. It is found in the West Indies, Peru,[1] Brazil, Suriname, French Guiana,[2] Ecuador and Bolivia. The habitat consists of primary rainforests and cloudforests at altitudes between 400 and 2,000 meters.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Taxonomy Browser: Siga liris". Barcode of Life Data System. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  3. ↑ Moths of the Amazon and Andes


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