Crocomela flammifera

Crocomela flammifera is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by William Warren in 1904. It is found in Peru.[1]

Crocomela flammifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Arctiinae
Genus:
Crocomela
Species:
C. flammifera
Binomial name
Crocomela flammifera
(Warren, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Darna flammifera Warren, 1904
  • Darna praelata Warren, 1904
  • Crocomela orthocraspeda Hering, 1925

It is involved in Müllerian mimicry with Lyces vulturata.

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Crocomela flammifera (Warren, 1904)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 4, 2019.


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