Heteropalpia acrosticta
| Heteropalpia acrosticta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Heteropalpia |
| Species: | H. acrosticta |
| Binomial name | |
| Heteropalpia acrosticta (Püngeler, 1904) | |
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Heteropalpia acrosticta is a species of moth in the Erebidae family. The species is found from the western parts of the Sahara to Israel, Jordan, Egypt and most of the Arabian Peninsula.
Adult males have a wingspan of 31 mm. The female is a little larger.[1]
There are multiple generations per year. Adults are on wing year round. The larvae feed on Acacia species, including Acacia geraldi, Acacia raddiana and Acacia gummifera.
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