Acraga leberna

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Acraga leberna
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Dalceridae
Genus: Acraga
Species:
A. leberna
Binomial name
Acraga leberna
(Druce, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Dalcera lebernaDruce, 1890
  • Acraga arciferaDyar, 1910

Acraga leberna is a moth in the family Dalceridae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1890. [1] It is found in Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, northern Brazil (Amazon Basin), Peru and Bolivia.

The length of the forewings is 11–15 mm for males and 16–19 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round. [2]

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References

  1. Dalceridae genus list [ permanent dead link ]
  2. Miller, S.E., 1994: Systematics of the Neotropical moth family Dalceridae (Lepidoptera). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology153(4): 1-495. Full Article: