Nyx viscachensis
| Nyx viscachensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Choreutidae |
| Genus: | Nyx |
| Species: | N. viscachensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nyx viscachensis Beeche, 1998 | |
Nyx viscachensis is a moth of the Choreutidae family. It is known from Chile, where it was discovered at Cerro Viscachas, Region Metropolitana, Chacabuco Province, at elevations between 1,400 and 1,700 meters.[1]
The larvae feed on Puya coerulea.
References
- ↑ "choreutidae.lifedesks.org". choreutidae.lifedesks.org. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
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