Psittacastis cocae
Appearance
Psittacastis cocae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Psittacastis |
Species: | P. cocae
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Binomial name | |
Psittacastis cocae (Busck, 1931)
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Psittacastis cocae is a moth in the family Depressariidae. August Busck described it in 1931. It is found in Peru.[1]
The larvae feed on the leaves of Erythroxylon coca.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Psittacastis Meyrick, 1909" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- ^ Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 33 (3): 60