Acraga flava
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Dalceridae |
| Genus: | Acraga |
| Species: | A. flava |
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| Acraga flava (Walker, 1855) | |
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Acraga flava is a species of moth in the family Dalceridae. It is found in southern Brazil and northern Argentina.
The length of the forewings is 12–13 mm for males and 14–19 mm for females. The hindwings are pale yellow. Adults are on wing year-round.
The larvae feed on Nectandra, Psidium guajava and Prunus domestica.[1]
References
[edit]- ↑ 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: