Acharia apicalis

Acharia apicalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Limacodidae
Genus: Acharia
Species:
A. apicalis
Binomial name
Acharia apicalis
(Dyar, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Sibine apicalis

Acharia apicalis is a species of moth native to Central America and South America.

There are up to four generations per year in Ecuador which can cause considerable damage to bananas in certain areas.

References

  1. ↑ "Acharia apicalis -- Discover Life". www.discoverlife.org. Retrieved 2017-01-13.