Eloria noyesi

Eloria noyesi, the coca tussock moth, is a moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by Schaus in 1927.[1] It is beige and its larvae feed on coca plants. It is found mostly in Peru and Colombia. The government of Colombia has proposed a plan to release large numbers of these moths to destroy the coca crops in their country.

Eloria noyesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Eloria
Species:
E. noyesi
Binomial name
Eloria noyesi
Schaus, 1927

References

  1. Savela, Markku (March 2, 2013). "Eloria noyesi Schaus, 1927". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 26, 2020.


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