Cheromettia ferruginea

Cheromettia ferruginea is a moth of the family Limacodidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1877.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]

Cheromettia ferruginea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Limacodidae
Genus:
Cheromettia
Species:
C. ferruginea
Binomial name
Cheromettia ferruginea
Moore, 1877

Larval host plant is Coffea species.[3]

References
  1. "Species Details: Cheromettia ferruginea Moore, 1877". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. "Host plants of Cheromettia ferruginea". Lepidopters HOSTS. Retrieved 28 June 2018.


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