Alucita danunciae
| Alucita danunciae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Alucitidae |
| Genus: | Alucita |
| Species: | A. danunciae |
| Binomial name | |
| Alucita danunciae Vargas, 2011 | |
Alucita danunciae is a moth of the Alucitidae family. It was described by Vargas in 2011. It is found in Chile, where it is only known from the Azapa valley in the Arica Province.
Adults have six plumes or lobes on the fore- and hindwings which are covered by dark brown, grayish brown and whitish scales.
The larvae feed on the seeds and fruit of Tecoma fulva fulva.[1]
Etymology
The species is named for Dr. Danúncia Urban, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, for her work on Neotropical Hymenoptera.
References
- ↑ Vargas, H.A., 2011: A New Species of Alucita L. (Lepidoptera: Alucitidae) from Northern Chile. Neotropical Entomology 40 (1): 85-88. Full article:
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