Acraga meridensis
Acraga meridensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Dalceridae |
Genus: | Acraga |
Species: | A. meridensis |
Binomial name | |
Acraga meridensis Dognin, 1907 | |
Acraga meridensis is a moth of the Dalceridae family. It is found in the Andes Mountains of Venezuela and Colombia. The habitat probably consists of tropical premontane and lower montane moist or wet forests.
The length of the forewings is 11-13 mm for males and 17-19 mm for females. Adults are orange-brown, the hindwings slightly paler than the forewings. Adults are on wing from April to November.[1]
References
- ↑ 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: