''Dalaca'' is a genus of

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s of the family

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. There are 23 described species found throughout

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as far north as

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. The

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e feed on

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es.

Species

*'' Dalaca chilensis'' -

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

*'' Dalaca chiriquensis'' - Panama *'' Dalaca cocama'' -

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

*'' Dalaca crocatus'' - Chile *'' Dalaca cuprifera'' - Peru *'' Dalaca guarani'' -

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

*'' Dalaca katharinae'' - Brazil *'' Dalaca laminata'' - Chile *'' Dalaca manoa'' -

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

*'' Dalaca mummia'' - Brazil *'' Dalaca niepelti'' -

Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...

*'' Dalaca nigricornis'' - Chile *'' Dalaca obliquestrigata'' - Peru *''

Dalaca pallens ''Dalaca pallens'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from Chile and Argentina. References External linksHepialidae genera
Moths described in 1852 Hepialidae Moths of South America {{Hepialidae-stub ...

'' - Chile *'' Dalaca parafuscus'' - Chile *'' Dalaca patriciae'' -

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

*'' Dalaca perkeo'' - Colombia *'' Dalaca postvariabilis'' - Argentina *'' Dalaca quadricornis'' - Argentina *'' Dalaca stigmatica'' -

Paraguay Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...

*'' Dalaca usaque'' - Colombia *'' Dalaca variabilis'' - Chile *'' Dalaca vibicata'' - Ecuador

Former species

*'' Dalaca tapuja''

External links

Hepialidae genera
Hepialidae Exoporia genera Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist) {{Hepialidae-stub