Cacostatia acutipennis

Cacostatia acutipennis is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Rothschild in 1912. It is found in Colombia.[1]

Cacostatia acutipennis
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C. acutipennis
Binomial name
Cacostatia acutipennis
(Rothschild, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Agyrta acutipennis Rothschild, 1912

The wingspan is about 42 mm. The forewings are black-brown slightly glossed with blue. The hindwings are hyaline.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cacostatia acutipennis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  2. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum


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