Crocomela erectistria

Crocomela erectistria is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Ecuador.

Crocomela erectistria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Arctiinae
Genus:
Crocomela
Species:
C. erectistria
Binomial name
Crocomela erectistria
(Warren, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Josia erectistria Warren, 1904
  • Josiomorpha elisa Druce, 1911

It is involved in Müllerian mimicry with Lyces striata.

The larvae feed on Boraginaceae species.


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