Acraga perbrunnea

Acraga perbrunnea is a moth of the family Dalceridae. It is found in Colombia and Peru. The habitat consists of tropical lower montane moist (maybe also dry) and tropical premontane (or lower montane) wet forests.

Acraga perbrunnea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Dalceridae
Genus: Acraga
Species:
A. perbrunnea
Binomial name
Acraga perbrunnea
Dyar, 1927

The length of the forewings is about 14 mm. The forewings are brownish red and thinly scaled. The hindwings are transparent yellow with a pale orange fringe, especially around 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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