Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Arctiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Phoenicoprocta | |
Phoenicoprocta capistrata is a moth in the Arctiidae family. It is found in the Caribbean and Brazil.
Adult females have two colour morphs, one orange-reddish and the other blue. The latter was formerly considered a distinct species or variant of Phoenicoprocta capistrata.
The larvae feed on Serjania diversifolia.
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