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Acraga mariala

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Acraga mariala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Dalceridae
Genus: Acraga
Species:
A. mariala
Binomial name
Acraga mariala
Dognin, 1923

Acraga mariala is a moth of the family Dalceridae. It is found in Colombia. The habitat consists of tropical lower montane or premontane wet and tropical lower montane moist forests.

The length of the forewings is 13 mm for males and 16 mm for females. Adults are very similar to Acraga meridensis. Adults are on wing in July and August.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Miller, S.E., 1994: Systematics of the Neotropical moth family Dalceridae (Lepidoptera). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 153(4): 1-495. Full Article: [1]