Cheromettia ferruginea

Cheromettia ferruginea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Limacodidae
Genus: Cheromettia
Species: C. ferruginea
Binomial name
Cheromettia ferruginea
Moore, 1877

Cheromettia ferruginea is a moth of the family Limacodidae first described by Moore in 1877.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]

Larval host plant is Coffea species.[3]

References

  1. "Species Details: Cheromettia ferruginea Moore, 1877". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  3. "Host plants of Cheromettia ferruginea". Lepidopters HOSTS. Retrieved 28 June 2018.


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