Acria sulawesica

Acria sulawesica is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Alexandr L. Lvovsky in 2015. It is found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.

Acria sulawesica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Acria
Species:
A. sulawesica
Binomial name
Acria sulawesica
Lvovsky, 2015

The wingspan is about 14.5 mm. The forewings are uniform dark greyish brown. The hindwings are dark brown.

Etymology

The species is named for Sulawesi, the type locality.[1]

References

  1. Lvovsky, A. L. (2015). "Two new species of the genus Acria (Lepidoptera: Peleopodidae) from South-East Asia". Zoosystematica rossica. 24 (2): 279-281.


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