Biology:Dalcera abrasa

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Short description: Species of moth

Dalcera abrasa
Dalcerid Moth (Dalcera abrasa) (40343228171).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Dalceridae
Genus: Dalcera
Species:
D. abrasa
Binomial name
Dalcera abrasa
Herrich-Schaffer, 1854

Dalcera abrasa is a moth in the family Dalceridae.[1] It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil , Peru and Bolivia.

The larvae feed on Coffea arabica, Echinochloa polystachia, Eucalyptus robusta and Spondias purpurea.[2]

References

  1. Dalceridae genus list[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
  2. Miller, S.E., 1994: Systematics of the Neotropical moth family Dalceridae (Lepidoptera). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 153(4): 1–495. Full Article: [1]

Wikidata ☰ Q13510673 entry