Acraga andina

Acraga andina is a moth of the family Dalceridae. It is found in Andes Mountains of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. The habitat consists of tropical wet, tropical premontane wet, tropical premontane moist and probably tropical montane wet forests.

Acraga andina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Dalceridae
Genus: Acraga
Species:
A. andina
Binomial name
Acraga andina
Miller, 1994

The length of the forewings is 14–17 mm for males and 19 mm for females. Adults are similar to Acraga hamata, but the forewings are slightly darker. Adults are on wing in February, July and December.

Etymology

The species name refers to the Andes Mountains, where the species occurs.[1]

References

  1. 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:


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