Marecidia achrysa
Marecidia achrysa is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes in 1939. It is found in Panama.
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The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are deep black, with a green basal spot and a deep crimson elliptical spot below the cell. The costal half of the hindwings is covered with dull brown sex-scaling in males. Females have a whitish spot in the cell.[1]
References
- Forbes, William T. M. (August 1939). "The Lepidoptera of Barro Colorado Island, Panama". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College. 85 (4) – via Internet Archive.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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