Eloria noyesi, the coca tussock moth, is a moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae first describedbyWilliam Schaus in 1927.[1] It is beige and its larvae feed on coca plants. It is found mostly in Peru and Colombia. The government of Colombia has proposed a plan to release large numbers of these moths to destroy the coca crops in their country.
Coca tussock moth | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Eloria |
Species: |
E. noyesi
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Binomial name | |
Eloria noyesi Schaus, 1927 |
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