Eloria noyesi
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| Cocaine Tussock Moth | |
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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 | |
Cocaine Tussock Moth (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.
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