Alucita danunciae
| Alucita danunciae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Alucitidae |
| Genus: | Alucita |
| Species: | A. danunciae
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| Binomial name | |
| Alucita danunciae Vargas, 2011
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Alucita danunciae is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It was described by Vargas in 2011. It is found in Chile, where it is only known from the in the Arica Province.
Adults have six plumes or lobes on the fore- and hindwings which are covered by dark brown, grayish brown and whitish scales.
The larvae feed on the seeds and fruit of Tecoma fulva fulva.[1]
Etymology[]
The species is named for Dr. Danúncia Urban, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, for her work on Neotropical Hymenoptera.
References[]
Categories:
- Moths described in 2011
- Alucitidae
- Moths of South America
- Endemic fauna of Chile
- Alucitoidea stubs