Crocomela erectistria

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

Crocomela erectistria is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in Ecuador.

It is involved in Müllerian mimicry with Lyces striata.

The larvae feed on Boraginaceae species.

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