Registro de Lusura chera (Drury, 1773) (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) em castanheira-do-Brasil, em Xapuri, Acre, sudoeste da Amazônia brasileira

In this work, a population outbreak of Lusura chera (Drury, 1773) (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) is recorded in Brazil nut trees in the municipality of Xapuri, state of Acre, Southwestern Brazilian Amazon. Defoliation of more than 50% was observed in the infested trees, demonstrating the harmful potential of the insect in this host plant.