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Acraga ria

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Acraga ria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Dalceridae
Genus: Acraga
Species:
A. ria
Binomial name
Acraga ria
(Dyar, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Anacraga ria Dyar, 1910

Acraga ria is a moth of the family Dalceridae. It is found in southern Brazil and Peru. Records from Panama represent a misidentification. The habitat consists of subtropical moist forests.

The length of the forewings is 8–10 mm. Adults are ochreous yellow, with the hindwings, abdomen and ventral wings pale yellow. Adults are on wing from November 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]