Acharia apicalis

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Acharia apicalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Limacodidae
Genus: Acharia
Species:
A. apicalis
Binomial name
Acharia apicalis
(Dyar, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Sibine apicalis

Acharia apicalis is a species of moth native to Central America and South America. [1]

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References

  1. "Acharia apicalis -- Discover Life". www.discoverlife.org. Retrieved 2017-01-13.