Acrapex albivena

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Acrapex albivena
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A. albivena
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Acrapex albivena
Hampson, 1910

Acrapex albivena is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by George Hampson in 1910. [1] It is found in Africa, including South Africa.

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The wingspan is about 35 mm. [2]

Description

Head and thorax black brown mixed with some ochreous; tarsi with slight pale rings; abdomen pale ochreous mixed with brown. Forewing ochreous whitish suffused and sprinkled with black brown leaving whitish streaks on the veins; a whitish streak in discal fold from near base to near termen, then bent upwards to apex; a diffused rufous fascia above vein 1; a terminal series of slight black points; cilia whitish at base, blackish at tips. Hindwing whitish suffused with fuscous brown; the underside whitish sprinkled with brown. [2]

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References

  1. Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae Archived 2009-09-23 at the Wayback Machine . CRC Press. ISBN   0-916846-45-8, ISBN   978-0-916846-45-9
  2. 1 2 Hampson, George (1910). Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .