Dalcera Explained

Dalcera is a genus of moths of the family Dalceridae with four Neotropical species. The larva of one species, D. abrasa, is a pest of coffee.

Species

• Dalcera abrasa
  • Recorded food plants: Coffea, Eremanthus glomerulatus, Erythroxylum deciduum, Metrodorea pubescens, Ouratea hexasperma, Pouteria ramiflora, Qualea parviflora
• Dalcera canescens
• Dalcera haywardi
• Dalcera semirufa

References

• Dalcera at Tolweb
• Dalcera at HOSTS