Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lymantriidae Scientific name Eloria noyesi | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Eloria Rank Species | |
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Similar Western tussock moth, Dasychira pinicola, Gynaephora groenlandica, Painted apple moth, Erythroxylum novogranatense | ||
The coca tussock moth (Eloria noyesi) is a beige moth whose larvae feed on coca plants. It is found mostly in Peru and Colombia. The government of Colombia has proposed a plan to release large numbers of these moths to destroy the coca crops in their country.
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