Acraga leberna
Acraga leberna is a moth in the family Dalceridae. It was described by Druce in 1890.[1] It is found in Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana, Ecuador, northern Brazil (Amazon Basin), Peru and Bolivia. The habitat consists of tropical wet, tropical moist and tropical premontane wet forests.
| Acraga leberna | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Dalceridae |
| Genus: | Acraga |
| Species: | A. leberna |
| Binomial name | |
| Acraga leberna (Druce, 1890) | |
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The length of the forewings is 11–15 mm for males and 16–19 mm for females. The forewings are pale yellow with a wide submarginal reddish-brown band. The inner margin is dark basally and there is a small discal spot. The outer margin is darkened, especially where the submarginal band is close to or connected with the outer margin. The hindwings are pale yellow with a reddish-brown anal angle. Adults are on wing year-round.[2]
References
- Dalceridae genus list
- 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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