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Siga liris
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Butterflies & moths

Siga liris

Names

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Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameSiga liris Cramer, 1775

About this species

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, Brazil, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador and Bolivia. The habitat consists of primary rainforests and cloudforests at altitudes between 400 and 2,000 meters.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyCrambidae
GenusSiga

In Suriname

10Records in Suriname
10iNaturalist observations
2012First record
2023Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini7
  • Brokopondo3

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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