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Acria cocophaga

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Chinese species of moth in genus Acria

Acria cocophaga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Acria
Species: A. cocophaga
Binomial name
Acria cocophaga
Chen & Wu, 2011

Acria cocophaga is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Fu-Qiang Chen and Chun-Sheng Wu in 2011. It is found in Hainan, China.

The larvae feed on Cocos species.

References

  1. "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. 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
Taxon identifiers
Acria cocophaga


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