Acylita sanguifusa
| Acylita sanguifusa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Acylita |
| Species: | A. sanguifusa |
| Binomial name | |
| Acylita sanguifusa D. Jones, 1908 | |
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Acylita sanguifusa [1] is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Brazil. Its wingspan is about 26 mm.[2]
Description
Head and thorax ochreous suffused with rufous; pectus whitish; legs brown; abdomen white slightly irrorated with brown. Fore wing whitish suffused with bright pink; a deep pink fascia in cell and thence obliquely to apex; the inner area deep pink; the terminal area with deep pink streaks in the interspaces. Hind wing white, the terminal area faintly irrorated with ochreous; the underside with the costal area suffused with ochreous.[3]
References
- ↑ Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae. CRC Press. ISBN 0-916846-45-8, ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9.
- ↑ Sir GEORGE F. HAMPSON, Bart. (1910) Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum.
- ↑ Sir GEORGE F. HAMPSON, Bart. (1910) Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum.
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