Acantholipes circumdata

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Acantholipes circumdata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Acantholipes
Species:
A. circumdata
Binomial name
Acantholipes circumdata
Walker, 1858 [1]
Synonyms
  • Docela affinisButler, 1880
  • Acantholipes flavisignaMoore, 1881
  • Acantholipes nigrisignaMoore, 1881
  • Docela vetustalisWalker 1866
  • Acantholipes circumdatus(Walker, 1858)

Acantholipes circumdata is a species of moth in the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found from India and Pakistan through Afghanistan and Iran to the Arabian Peninsula and eastern Africa.

There are multiple generations per year.

The larvae feed on Taverniera spartea .

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Acantholipes circumdatus (Walker 1858)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016.