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Acraga hamata

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Acraga hamata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Dalceridae
Genus: Acraga
Species:
A. hamata
Binomial name
Acraga hamata
Schaus, 1910

Acraga hamata is a moth of the family Dalceridae. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama and possibly Colombia. The habitat consists of tropical premontane wet and rain forests at altitudes above 800 meters.

The length of the forewings is 14–16 mm for males and 21 mm for females. The forewings are bright light yellow and the hindwings are yellow (lighter than the forewings) with a whitish costal margin. Adults are on wing from May to February.[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]


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