Alucita danunciae

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 Azapa valley in the Arica Province.

Alucita danunciae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Alucitidae
Genus: Alucita
Species:
A. danunciae
Binomial name
Alucita danunciae
Vargas, 2011

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. DanĂºncia Urban, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do ParanĂ¡, for her work on Neotropical Hymenoptera.

References

  1. Vargas, H.A., 2011: A New Species of Alucita L. (Lepidoptera: Alucitidae) from Northern Chile. Neotropical Entomology 40 (1): 85-88. Full article:



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