Biology:Alucita proseni

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Short description: Species of many-plumed moth in genus Alucita

Alucita proseni
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Alucitidae
Genus: Alucita
Species:
A. proseni
Binomial name
Alucita proseni
(Pastrana, 1951)
Synonyms
  • Orneodes proseni Pastrana, 1951

Alucita proseni is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found in Argentina ,[1] specifically the province of Jujuy.

The larvae possibly feed on the Tecoma species of shrub.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Alucita proseni". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=171.  Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  2. Vargas, H.A., 2011: A New Species of Alucita L. (Lepidoptera: Alucitidae) from Northern Chile. Neotropical Entomology 40 (1): 85-88. Full article: [1]

Wikidata ☰ Q4737260 entry