Acrapex prisca

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Acrapex prisca
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A. prisca
Binomial name
Acrapex prisca
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Leucania priscaWalker, 1866

Acrapex prisca is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866. [1] It is endemic to Sri Lanka. [2]

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References

  1. "Species Details: Acrapex prisca Walker, 1866". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57. Retrieved 29 May 2018.