Acraga moorei

Acraga moorei
adult
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Dalceridae
Genus: Acraga
Species:
A. moorei
Binomial name
Acraga moorei
Dyar, 1898
Synonyms
  • Pinconia ochracea Moore, 1882 (preocc. by Walker, 1855)

Acraga moorei, the tangerine furry-legs, is a moth of the family Dalceridae. It is found in Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina.

The larvae feed on Eriobotrya japonica and Coffea arabica.[1]

References

  1. ^ 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]


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