Acraga moorei
| Acraga moorei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Dalceridae |
| Genus: | Acraga |
| Species: | A. moorei |
| Binomial name | |
| Acraga moorei Dyar, 1898 | |
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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
- ↑ 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: