Acraephnes nivea

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A. nivea
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Acraephnes nivea
Turner, 1947

Acraephnes nivea is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1947. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales. [1]

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

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Depressariidae family of insects

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Acraephnes cryeropis is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Turner in 1947. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.

Acraephnes inscripta is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1947. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia.

Acraephnes litodes is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1947. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

Acraephnes nitida is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1947. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia.

Acraephnes innubila is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1927. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Tasmania.

Acraephnes sulfurata is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1907. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia and Western Australia.

References

  1. Acraephnes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 72 (3-4): 153