Acraga philetera
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Dalceridae |
| Genus: | Acraga |
| Species: | A. philetera
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| Binomial name | |
| Acraga philetera (Schaus, 1910)
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Acraga philetera is a moth in the family Dalceridae. It was described by Schaus in 1910.[1] It is found in Costa Rica.[2]
The wingspan is about 22 mm. The body is orange and the forewings are orange, darkest on the inner margin. The hindwings are orange with the costal margin broadly whitish yellow. The underside is paler.[3]
Taxonomy[edit]
Acraga conda is part of the Acraga infusa species complex.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Dalceridae genus list[permanent dead link]
- ^ BOLD Systems
- ^ XLIV.—New species of Heterocera from Costa Rica—II
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Miller, S.E., 1994: Systematics of the Neotropical moth family Dalceridae (Lepidoptera). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 153(4): 1-495. Full Article: [1]
