Acharia apicalis

Acharia apicalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Limacodidae
Genus: Acharia
Species: A. apicalis
Binomial name
Acharia apicalis
(Dyar, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Sibine apicalis

Acharia apicalis is a species of moth native to Central America and South America.

There are up to four generations per year in Ecuador.

It can cause considerable damage to bananas in certain areas of Ecuador.

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