| 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 | |
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]
The Alucitidae or many-plumed moths are a family of moths with unusually modified wings. Both fore- and hind-wings consist of about six rigid spines, from which radiate flexible bristles creating a structure similar to a bird's feather.
Alucita hexadactyla is a "micromoth" of the many-plumed moth family (Alucitidae). It is found in Eurasia. It was previously thought to also occur in North America, but a 2004 study showed that the North American species are distinct and separate.
Alucita is the largest genus of many-plumed moths ; it is also the type genus of its family and the disputed superfamily Alucitoidea. This genus occurs almost worldwide and contains about 180 species as of 2011; new species are still being described and discovered regularly. Formerly, many similar moths of superfamilies Alucitoidea, Copromorphoidea and Pterophoroidea were also placed in Alucita.
Alucita balioxantha is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from the Republic of Congo.
Alucita brachyzona is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from South Africa.
Alucita chloracta is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from Benin.
Alucita hemicyclus is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from Tanzania.
Alucita ferruginea is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from South Africa.
Alucita granata is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from Mozambique.
Alucita illuminatrix is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from Cameroon.
Alucita imbrifera is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from the Republic of Congo.
Alucita loxoschista is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from Uganda.
Alucita photaula is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from South Africa.
Alucita megaphimus is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from Cameroon.
Alucita anticoma is a moth in the family Alucitidae. It is found in New Guinea.
Alucita desmodactyla is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Portugal, Denmark, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region and most of the Balkan Peninsula. It has also been recorded from Armenia and Tunisia. The habitat ranges from slope steppes to fresh deciduous woodlands on altitudes between 90 and 600 meters.
Alucita grammodactyla is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Portugal, Norway, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Slovenia and Greece. It is also present in Turkey. The habitat consists of moist rich fens, eu- and mesotrophic meadows, colline and montane hay meadows, acid grasslands and heaths at altitudes ranging from 90 to 900 meters.
Alucita proseni is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found in Argentina, specifically the province of Jujuy.