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Acraga meridensis

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Acraga meridensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Dalceridae
Genus:
Acraga
Species:
A. meridensis
Binomial name
Acraga meridensis
Dognin, 1907

Acraga meridensis is a moth of the Dalceridae family. It is found in the Andes Mountains of Venezuela and Colombia. The habitat probably consists of tropical premontane and lower montane moist or wet forests.

The length of the forewings is 11-13 mm for males and 17-19 mm for females. Adults are orange-brown, the hindwings slightly paler than the forewings. Adults are on wing from April to November.[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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