Acantholipes trajecta
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Acantholipes |
| Species: | A. trajecta |
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Acantholipes trajecta is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865.[1][2][3] It is found in South Africa,[1][2] India,[4] Sri Lanka, Taiwan,[2] and Australia (Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and Queensland[5]).
Description
[edit]The colouration is dark leaden-grey. The forewing has an oblique antemedial line from the cell to the inner margin. A red-brown band runs from the apex. The medial band of the hindwing is red-brown and narrow. The wingspan is about 28 mm.[6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2011–2025). "Acantholipes trajecta (Walker, 1865)". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 Savela, Markku. "Acantholipes Lederer, 1857". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ↑ "Acantholipes trajecta Walker, 1865". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.047. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ↑ Sondhi, S., ed. (2025). "Acantholipes trajecta (Walker, 1865)". Moths of India, v. 3.82. Indian Foundation for Butterflies Trust. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (4 December 2024). "Acantholipes trajecta (Walker, 1865)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. II. Taylor and Francis. p. 521 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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