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Acria cocophaga

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Acria cocophaga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Acria
Species:
A. cocophaga
Binomial name
Acria cocophaga
Chen & Wu, 2011

Acria cocophaga is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Fu-Qiang Chen and Chun-Sheng Wu in 2011.[1] It is found in Hainan, China.[2]

The larvae feed on Cocos species.

References

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  1. ^ "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. ^ Chen, F.Q; Wu, C.S. 2011: A new Cocos-eating moth of Acria Stephens, 1834 (Lepidoptera, Peleopodidae) from China, with descriptions of its adult, larva and pupa. Zootaxa, 2882: 51–58. Preview