Acylita sanguifusa

Acylita sanguifusa
Acylita sanguifusa
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
Synonyms
  • Doryodes sanguifusa

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

  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.