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Dalcera

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Dalceridae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Dalceridae, Zygaenoidea, Flannel moth, Limacodidae

Dalcera is a genus of moths of the family Dalceridae with four Neotropical species. The larva of one species, D. abrasa, is a pest of coffee.

Species

  • Dalcera abrasa
  • Recorded food plants: Coffea, Eremanthus glomerulatus, Erythroxylum deciduum, Metrodorea pubescens, Ouratea hexasperma, Pouteria ramiflora, Qualea parviflora
  • Dalcera canescens
  • Dalcera haywardi
  • Dalcera semirufa

    • References

    Dalcera Wikipedia
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