Acharia extensa

Acharia extensa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
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.

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

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.