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Acraga flava

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Acraga flava
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Dalceridae
Genus: Acraga
Species:
A. flava
Binomial name
Acraga flava
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Dalcera flava Walker, 1855
  • Caviria sulphurea Burmeister, 1878
  • Epipinconia flava

Acraga flava is a moth of 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

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  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]