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Davara caricae

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Davara caricae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Davara
Species:
D. caricae
Binomial name
Davara caricae
(Dyar, 1913)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eucardinia caricae Dyar, 1913
  • Homalopalpia dalera Dyar, 1914

Davara caricae, the papaya webworm moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Davara. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1913, and is known from Panama,[2] Puerto Rico and Florida.

References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. ^ Davara at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms