Dalcera abrasa is a moth in the family Dalceridae.[1] It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Peru and Bolivia.
| Dalcera abrasa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Dalceridae |
| Genus: | Dalcera |
| Species: | D. abrasa
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| Binomial name | |
| Dalcera abrasa Herrich-Schaffer, 1854
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The larvae feed on Coffea arabica, Echinochloa polystachia, Eucalyptus robusta and Spondias purpurea.[2]
References edit
- ^ Dalceridae genus list[permanent dead link]
- ^ Miller, S.E., 1994: Systematics of the Neotropical moth family Dalceridae (Lepidoptera). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 153(4): 1–495. Full Article: [1]