Drugera morona

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Drugera morona
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Drugera
Species:
D. morona
Binomial name
Drugera morona
(H. Druce, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Edema moronaH. Druce, 1898

Drugera morona is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1898. It is found in Central America. [1]

The larvae been reared in on various Miconia species.

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References

  1. Miller, James S.; Thiaucourt, Paul (November 1, 2011). "Diversity of Prominent Moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) in the Cloud Forests of Northeastern Ecuador, with Descriptions of 27 New Species". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 104 (6): 1033–1077. doi:10.1603/AN10141.