Acharia extensa

Acharia extensa
Scientific classification
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 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

"Moth Photographers Group – Acharia extensa – 4700.1". mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
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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[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.