Epicallima formosella is a species of gelechioid moth. It belongs to subfamily Oecophorinae of the concealer moth family (Oecophoridae). In modern schemes, it can be placed in the monotypic genus Dafa Hodges, 1974, as Dafa formosella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775).
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Beautiful Dafa Moth being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Oecophoridae
- Genus
- Dafa
- Species
- Dafa formosella
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