Acraga angulifera
Acraga angulifera | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Dalceridae |
Genus: | Acraga |
Species: | A. angulifera
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Binomial name | |
Acraga angulifera Schaus, 1905
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Acraga angulifera is a moth in the family Dalceridae. It was described by Schaus in 1905.[1] It is found in Trinidad, Venezuela, Surinam and French Guiana. The habitat consists of tropical moist forests.
The length of the forewings is 11–12 mm. The forewings are pale yellow, with a dark brown inwardly curved line along the end of the cell and a subterminal brownish shade. The hindwings are pale yellow, but whitish toward the costal margin and brown at the anal angle. Adults are on wing year-round.[2]
References[]
- ^ Dalceridae genus list[permanent dead link]
- ^ Miller, S.E., 1994: Systematics of the Neotropical moth family Dalceridae (Lepidoptera). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 153(4): 1–495. Full Article: [1]
Categories:
- Moths described in 1905
- Dalceridae
- Dalceridae stubs