Acylita cara

Acylita cara
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Acylita
Species: A. cara
Binomial name
Acylita cara
Schaus, 1894
Synonyms
  • Doryodes cara

Acylita cara [1] is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Brazil. Its wingspan is about 28 mm.[2]

Description

The head, thorax, and abdomen are white and slightly tinged with rufous. The fore legs brownish, and the fore wings are white and irrorated with crimson. A bright rufous fascia extends from close to base through the cell to apex narrowing to points at extremities and defined above and below by white streaks. A slight oblique red fascia extends from termen just below apex to vein 1 beyond middle. There is a fine red terminal line. Hind wings are white very faintly tinged with brown; the underside irrorated with crimson, strongly on costal area.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae. CRC Press. ISBN 0-916846-45-8, ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9.
  2. ↑ Sir GEORGE F. HAMPSON, Bart. (1910) Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum.
  3. ↑ Sir GEORGE F. HAMPSON, Bart. (1910) Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum.


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