Alucita danunciae explained

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.

The larvae feed on the seeds and fruit of Tecoma fulva fulva.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Vargas . Ha . February 2011 . A New Species of Alucita L. (Lepidoptera: Alucitidae) from Northern Chile . Neotropical Entomology . en . 40 . 1 . 85–88 . 10.1590/S1519-566X2011000100012 . 21437487 . 1519-566X . 2024-04-05 . 2018-06-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180602101301/http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-566X2011000100012&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en . live .