Dalcera
| Dalcera | |
|---|---|
| Dalcera abrasa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Dalceridae |
| Subfamily: | Dalcerinae |
| Genus: | Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 |
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 Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine