Antichloris viridis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Erebidae
- Genus
- Antichloris
- Species
- Antichloris viridis
- Scientific Name
- Antichloris viridis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Antichloris viridis
Antichloris viridis, the satin stowaway or banana moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Herbert Druce in 1884. It is found in Colombia, Panama, Nicaragua and Venezuela. It has also been observed a number of times in Great Britain, after being accidentally imported in fruit consignments.
The larvae feed on banana, and are considered a serious pest in some areas.
...Antichloris viridis in languages:
- English
- Banana moth
- English
- satin stowaway
- Swedish
- bananglansvinge
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
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