Acria sulawesica

Acria sulawesica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Acria
Species: A. sulawesica
Binomial name
Acria sulawesica
Lvovsky, 2015

Acria sulawesica is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Lvovsky in 2015. It is found in Indonesia (Sulawesi).

The wingspan is about 14.5 mm. The forewings are uniform dark greyish-brown. The hindwings are dark brown.

Etymology

The species is named for the type locality (Sulawesi Island).[1]

References

  1. Lvovsky, A.L 2015. Two new species of the genus Acria (Lepidoptera: Peleopodidae) from South-East Asia. Zoosystematica rossica, 24(2): 279-281. Full article (PDF)
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