Acraga melinda

Acraga melinda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Dalceridae
Genus:	Acraga
Species:	A. melinda
Binomial name
	Acraga melinda; (Druce, 1898)
Synonyms
	Pinconia melinda Druce, 1898;

Acraga melinda is a moth of the Dalceridae family. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. The habitat consists of tropical premontane wet and rain forests where it is found at altitudes above 600 meters.

The length of the forewings is 14–17 mm for males and 20–23 mm for females. Adults are orange-yellow, the hindwings lighter than the forewings. Adults are on wing from February to March, from May to September and in December.^[1]

References

^ 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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[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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