Acraga luteola

Acraga luteola is a moth of the family Dalceridae. It is found in northern Brazil (Amazon Basin). The habitat probably consists of tropical moist forests.

Acraga luteola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Dalceridae
Genus: Acraga
Species:
A. luteola
Binomial name
Acraga luteola
(Hopp, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Anacraga luteola Hopp, 1921

The length of the forewings is about 22 mm. Adults are yellow ochre, but the forewings golden yellow, the basal halves of the inner margin and the costal margin bright yellow ochre. The hindwings are paler, but darker yellow at the anal angle.[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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