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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