Brown-tail | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lymantriidae |
Genus: | Eloria |
Species: | E. noyesi |
Binomial name | |
Eloria noyesi Schaus, 1927 |
Eloria noyesi is a beige moth whose larva feasts on coca plants. It is found mostly in Peru and Colombia. The government of Colombia has proposed a plan to release large numbers of these moths to destroy the coca crops in their country.