Minacragides arnacis
| Minacragides arnacis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia
|
| Phylum: | Arthropoda
|
| Class: | Insecta
|
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | M. arnacis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Minacragides arnacis Dyar, 1909
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Minacragides arnacis is a moth in the family Dalceridae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1909.[1] It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and Peru. The habitat consists of tropical moist, tropical premontane wet and tropical premontane moist forests.
The length of the forewings is 8–9 mm. The forewings are pale yellow, suffused with light brown. The outer margin has concave white areas around dark fuscous streaks between the veins. The discal spot is dark brown and there is a tuft of brown-tipped scales below the anal angle. The hindwings are white, with a faint terminal line. Adults are on wing from February to August and November to December.[2]
References[]
- ^ Dalceridae genus list at Butterflies and Moths of the World of the Natural History Museum
- ^ 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 1909
- Dalceridae
- Dalceridae stubs