Heteropalpia acrosticta

Heteropalpia acrosticta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Heteropalpia
Species: H. acrosticta
Binomial name
Heteropalpia acrosticta
(Püngeler, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Pericyma acrosticta

Heteropalpia acrosticta is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from the western parts of the Sahara to Israel, Jordan, Egypt and most of the Arabian Peninsula.

There are multiple generations per year. Adults are on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Acacia species, including Acacia geraldi, Acacia raddiana and Acacia gummifera.

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