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Acraga moorei

Acraga moorei

(Dyar, 1898)
Family: Dalceridae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Acraga moorei, the tangerine furry-legs, is a moth of the family Dalceridae. It is found in Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina.

The larvae feed on Eriobotrya japonica and Coffea arabica.

Source: Wikipedia, article Acraga moorei. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 16/07/2026.





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Count: 6

Foto
Photography ID: 435540
  Larva
San Francisco
Putumayo
Colombia
03/01/2021
Estefania Alvarado
Foto
Photography ID: 365484
  Adult
Campo Ramón
Misiones
Argentina
11/23/2019
Claudio Mendez
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Photography ID: 338403
  Adult
Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
06/22/2019
Patricio Mantinian
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Photography ID: 289890
  Adult
Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
10/01/2018
Patricio Mantinian
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Photography ID: 16857
  Adult
Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
09/01/2012
Graciela Alcantara


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
168435117/12/2021UruguayLavallejaVilla SerranaGustavo Miguel Casás Ksiazenicki
137425001/03/2021ColombiaPutumayoSan FranciscoEstefania Alvarado
114020923/11/2019ArgentinaMisionesChacra Mariposa, Campo RamónClaudio Mendez
115033822/06/2019ArgentinaMisionesCercanías del arroyo Santa Ana, Santa AnaPatricio Mantinian
115033901/10/2018ArgentinaMisionesInmediaciones Arroyo Santa Ana, Santa AnaPatricio Mantinian
4519601/09/2012ArgentinaMisionesVidriera de Shopping nuevo, Puerto IguazúGraciela Alcantara
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Acraga moorei – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.