Acracona pratti

Acracona pratti is a species of snout moth in the genus Acracona. It was described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1917 and is known from Madagascar.[1]

Acracona pratti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Acracona
Species:
A. pratti
Binomial name
Acracona pratti
(Kenrick, 1917)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acara pratti Kenrick, 1917

The male of this species has a wingspan of 50 mm, the female of 70 mm.[2]

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  2. Kenrick, Geo. H. (1917). "New or little-known Heterocera from Madagascar". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London: 96–97 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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