Acropentias papuensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Acropentias |
Species: | A. papuensis |
Binomial name | |
Acropentias papuensis Hampson, 1919 | |
Acropentias papuensis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. [1] It is found in New Guinea. [2]
The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are pale fulvous brown with slight dark irroration (sprinkling). The hindwings are white, tinged with fulvous brown. [3]
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