Acraga sexquicentenaria

Acraga sexquicentenaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Dalceridae
Genus:	Acraga
Species:	A. sexquicentenaria
Binomial name
	Acraga sexquicentenaria; (Orfila, 1961)
Synonyms
	Dalargentina sexquicentenaria Orfila, 1961;

Acraga sexquicentenaria is a moth in the family Dalceridae. It was described by Orfila in 1961.^[1] It is found in southern Brazil, northern Uruguay and northern Argentina. The habitat consists of subtropical moist, subtropical lower montane moist and warm temperate moist forests.

The length of the forewings is 9–13 mm for males and 15 mm for females. Adults are orange, with the dorsal forewings slightly darker than the hindwings. Adults are on wing from January to May, in August, October and November.

The larvae feed on Citrus sinensis.^[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]

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[1] Dalceridae genus list^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] 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]

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