Acraga ingenescens

Acraga ingenescens is a moth of the family Dalceridae. It is found in Venezuela. The habitat probably consists of tropical lower montane moist forests.

Acraga ingenescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Dalceridae
Genus: Acraga
Species:
A. ingenescens
Binomial name
Acraga ingenescens
(Dyar, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Anacraga ingenescens Dyar, 1927

The length of the forewings is about 17 mm (0.669 in). The forewings are golden yellow and the hindwings pale vellow.[1]

References

  1. 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:


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