Acria cocophaga

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Acria cocophaga
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Acria
Species:
A. cocophaga
Binomial name
Acria cocophaga
Chen & Wu, 2011 [1]

Acria cocophaga is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Chen Fuqiang and Wu Chunsheng in 2011. [2] [3] It is found in Hainan, China. [1]

The wingspan for males is 13–15 mm (0.51–0.59 in) and for females 14.5–17 mm (0.57–0.67 in). The larvae feed on Cocos nucifera . [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Chen, Fuqiang & Wu, Chunsheng (2011). "A new Cocos-eating moth of Acria Stephens, 1834 (Lepidoptera, Peleopodidae) from China, with descriptions of its adult, larva and pupa". Zootaxa. 2882 (1): 51–58. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2882.1.5. Preview
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Acria Stephens, 1834". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Shashank, P.R; Saravanan, L.; Kalidas, P.; Phanikumar, T.; Ramamurthy, V. V. & Bose, N. S.Chandra (2015). "A new species of the genus Acria Stephens, 1834 (Lepidoptera: Depressariidae: Acriinae) from India". Zootaxa. 3957 (2): 226–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3957.2.6.


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