Acharia extensa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Limacodidae
Genus: Acharia
Species:
A. extensa
Binomial name
Acharia extensa
(Schaus, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Sibine extensa Schaus, 1896

Acharia extensa is a species of moth in the family Limacodidae. It is found in Mexico and the United States, where it has been recorded from the southern tip of Florida.[1]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Inga species, Quercus species, Byrsonima crassifolia and Coffea arabica.[2]

References

  1. "Moth Photographers Group – Acharia extensa – 4700.1". mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  2. Pachecho-Flores, C.; Castro-Ramírez, A. E.; Cortés, J. L. León; Ramírez-Salinas, C. (2015-09-17). "LEPIDOPTERA: Biología de Acharia extensa (Schaus, 1896) (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) en cultivo de café en La Montaña de Guerrero, México". Dugesiana. 13 (2). ISSN 2007-9133.


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