Acria cocophaga
Acria cocophaga is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Fu-Qiang Chen and Chun-Sheng Wu in 2011.[1] It is found in Hainan, China.[2]
| Acria cocophaga | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Acria |
| Species: | A. cocophaga |
| Binomial name | |
| Acria cocophaga Chen & Wu, 2011 | |
The larvae feed on Cocos species.
References
- "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
- Chen, F.Q; Wu, C.S. 2011: A new Cocos-eating moth of Acria Stephens, 1834 (Lepidoptera, Peleopodidae) from China, with descriptions of its adult, larva and pupa. Zootaxa, 2882: 51–58. Preview
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