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Acraga obscura

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Acraga obscura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Dalceridae
Genus: Acraga
Species:
A. obscura
Binomial name
Acraga obscura
(Schaus, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Dalcera obscura Schaus, 1896

Acraga obscura is a moth of the family Dalceridae. It is found in southern Brazil and Uruguay. The habitat consists of warm temperate moist, subtropical wet and subtropical moist forests.

Description

The length of the forewings is 9–12 mm. The forewings are dark to golden brown and the hindwings are golden brown (lighter than the forewings). Adults are on wing in January, March, from May to July, in October and December.[1]

References

  1. ^ 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: [1]