Acraga chicana

Acraga chicana is a moth of the family Dalceridae. It is found in southern Mexico. The habitat consists of subtropical moist forests.

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

The length of the forewings is about 13 mm. The forewings are brownish orange and the hindwings are orange. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.

Etymology

The species name refers to the Chicana Ruins in Campeche, Mexico, the type locality.[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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