Biology:Alucita danunciae

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Short description: Species of many-plumed moth in genus Alucita

Alucita danunciae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Alucitidae
Genus: Alucita
Species:
A. danunciae
Binomial name
Alucita danunciae
Vargas, 2011

Alucita danunciae is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It was described by Vargas in 2011. It is found in Chile , where it is only known from the Azapa valley in the Arica Province.

The larvae feed on the seeds and fruit of Tecoma fulva fulva.[1]

References

  1. Vargas, H.A., 2011: A New Species of Alucita L. (Lepidoptera: Alucitidae) from Northern Chile. Neotropical Entomology 40 (1): 85-88. Full article: [1]


Wikidata ☰ Q4737162 entry