Dalcera abrasa
| Dalcera abrasa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Dalceridae |
| Genus: | Dalcera |
| Species: | D. abrasa
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| Binomial name | |
| Dalcera abrasa Herrich-Schaffer, 1854
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Dalcera abrasa is a moth in the family Dalceridae.[1][2][3] It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia.[2][3]
The forewing length is 15–20 mm (0.59–0.79 in) for males and 20–26 mm (0.79–1.02 in) for females. The larvae feed on Coffea arabica, Echinochloa polystachia, Eucalyptus robusta, and Spondias purpurea.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dalcera abrasa Herrich-Schäffer, 1854". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.24.199. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Dalcera Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ a b c Miller, S. E. (1994). "Systematics of the neotropical moth family Dalceridae (Lepidoptera)". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 153: 301–495.