Acontia gloriosa

Acontia gloriosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Acontia
Species: A. gloriosa
Binomial name
Acontia gloriosa
(Kenrick, 1917)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hypercalymnia gloriosa Kenrick, 1917

Acontia gloriosa is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Madagascar.

The forewings of this species are coppery shot with purple, the hindwings pale ochreous. The expansion of this moth is 40mm.[2]

References

  1. ↑ afromoths.net
  2. ↑ Biodiversitylibrary.org: Kenrick, G. H. 1917. New or little-known Heterocera from Madagascar. - Transactions of the entomological Society of London 1917:p.90, pl.4


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