Acraga sexquicentenaria

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Acraga sexquicentenaria
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Dalceridae
Genus: Acraga
Species:
A. sexquicentenaria
Binomial name
Acraga sexquicentenaria
(Orfila, 1961)
Synonyms
  • Dalargentina sexquicentenariaOrfila, 1961

Acraga sexquicentenaria is a moth in the family Dalceridae. It was described by Ricardo Orfila in 1961. [1] [2] It is found in southern Brazil, northern Uruguay, and northern Argentina. [1] [2]

The larvae feed on Citrus sinensis . The adults are on wing in January to May, August, October, and November. The forewing length is 9–13 mm (0.35–0.51 in) in males and 15 mm (0.59 in) in females. [2]

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<i>Acraga</i> Genus of moths

Acraga is a genus of moths of the family Dalceridae. The genus has neotropical distribution.

Acraga ingenescens is a moth of the family Dalceridae. It is found in Venezuela. The habitat probably consists of tropical lower montane moist forests.

Acraga luteola is a moth of the family Dalceridae. It is found in northern Brazil. The habitat probably consists of tropical moist forests.

Acraga flava is a moth of the family Dalceridae. It is found in southern Brazil and northern Argentina.

<i>Acraga coa</i> Species of moth

Acraga coa is a moth of the family Dalceridae. It is found in southern Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Panama. The habitat consists of tropical wet, tropical moist, tropical premontane wet, tropical premontane rain, tropical lower montane moist, subtropical wet, subtropical moist, subtropical dry and warm temperate wet forests.

Acraga concolor is a moth from the family Dalceridae. It is found in Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana, northern Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. The habitat consists of tropical moist, tropical wet, tropical premontane rain, tropical premontane wet and subtropical moist forests.

Acraga meridensis is a moth of the family Dalceridae. 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.

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

Acraga citrina is a moth of the family Dalceridae. It is found in Trinidad, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana and northern Brazil. The habitat consists of tropical moist, tropical dry, tropical premontane moist and tropical premontane dry forests.

Acraga hoppiana is a moth of the family Dalceridae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. The habitat consists of tropical wet, Tropical lower montane dry and possibly in tropical premontane rain forests.

Acraga puno is a moth in the family Dalceridae. It was described by S.E. Miller in 1994. It is found in southern Peru. The habitat consists of tropical moist and tropical premontane wet forests.

Acraga angulifera is a moth in the family Dalceridae. It was described by William Schaus in 1905. It is found in Trinidad, Venezuela, Suriname and French Guiana. The habitat consists of tropical moist forests.

Acraga isothea is a moth in the family Dalceridae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1914. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. The habitat consists of tropical premontane wet and rain forests.

Acraga leberna is a moth in the family Dalceridae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1890. It is found in Panama and in northern half of South America.

Acraga umbrifera is a moth in the family Dalceridae. It was described by William Schaus in 1905. It is found in French Guiana. The habitat consists of tropical moist forests.

Acraga ochracea is a moth in the family Dalceridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in southern Brazil, Paraguay and northern Argentina.

Acraga victoria is a moth in the family Dalceridae. It was described by S.E. Miller in 1994. It is found in southern Brazil. The habitat consists of warm temperate wet forests.

Acraga parana is a moth in the family Dalceridae. It was described by S.E. Miller in 1994. It is found in southern Brazil and Paraguay. The habitat consists of subtropical wet, subtropical moist and warm temperate moist forests.

Acraga philetera is a moth in the family Dalceridae. It was described by William Schaus in 1910. It is found in Costa Rica.

References

  1. 1 2 Savela, Markku. "Acraga Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Miller, S. E. (1994). "Systematics of the neotropical moth family Dalceridae (Lepidoptera)". Bulletin of The Museum of Comparative Zoology. 153: 301–495.