Eloria noyesi

Eloria noyesi, the coca tussock moth, is a moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by William Schaus in 1927.

[1] It is beige and its larvae feed 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.

This article on a moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae is a stub.