Acraga ampela

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Acraga ampela
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A. ampela
Binomial name
Acraga ampela
(Druce, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Dalcera ampela Druce, 1890
  • Acraga cosmia Dognin, 1911

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Acraga ampela is a moth in the Dalceridae family. It was described by Druce in 1890.[1] It is found in Colombia, Peru and Bolivia. The habitat consists of tropical wet, tropical moist, tropical premontane wet and tropical lower montane wet forests.

The length of the forewings is 14–17 mm. The forewings are white, with brown suffusion from the base to the middle of the inner margin and with a brown spot at the apex. The hindwings are white with a brown anal angle. Adults are on wing year-round.[2]

References

  1. Dalceridae genus list
  2. 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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