Acraephnes inscripta

Acraephnes inscripta is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1947. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia.[1]

Acraephnes inscripta
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A. inscripta
Binomial name
Acraephnes inscripta
(Turner, 1947)
Synonyms
  • Haereta inscripta Turner, 1947

The wingspan is 19 mm. The forewings are white with the markings fuscous. There is some suffusion at the bases of the costa and dorsum and a median dot on the fold. Twin dots are found above the middle at two-thirds and there is a small spot on the costa near the apex, connected by a zig-zag line with a dot above tornus. The terminal dots on the middle and beneath the costa. The hindwings are white.[2]

References

  1. Acraephnes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 72 (3-4): 154


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