Acrojana simillima

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Acrojana simillima
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Acrojana
Species:
A. simillima
Binomial name
Acrojana simillima
Rothschild, 1932

Acrojana simillima is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1932. [1] It is found in Sierra Leone. [2]

The wingspan about 132 mm. Adults are similar to Acrojana splendida , with a salmon-red area on the hindwings. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acrojana simillima". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. ↑ Afro Moths
  3. ↑ Rothschild, W. 1932. On some new Eupterotidae. - Novitates Zoologicae 38(2): p. 252


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