Eudocima procus

Eudocima procus

''Eudocima procus'' is a moth of the family Erebidae described by Pieter Cramer in 1777.
A fruit-piercing moth, Eudocima procus, giving us a hint of its beautiful hind wings Eudocima moths do in fact pierce fruit and feed on their juices. Unfortunately for some crops, fungi and bacteria sometimes then penetrate the holes left behind, causing crop damage. Eudocima procus,Geotagged,Peru,Summer

Distribution

This species should be present in Suriname, Colombia, Peru, Brazil and Paraguay.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyErebidae
GenusEudocima
SpeciesE. procus
Photographed in
Peru