Kingdom Animalia Family Arctiidae Genus Mochloptera Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
Similar Butterflies and moths, Bella moth, Hypercompe, Arctiinae | ||
Nyridela chalciope is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Hübner in 1831. It is found in the West Indies (Guadeloupe, St. Kitts, Jamaica, Puerto Rico), Central America, Panama and Colombia.
The larvae feed on Cupania americana.
References
Nyridela chalciope Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA