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'''''Acraga ciliata''''' is a [[moth]] of the family [[Dalceridae]]. It is found in [[Jamaica]]. It is found in a wide range of habitats, ranging from dry to wet and from sea level to 1,300 meters.
'''''Acraga ciliata''''' is a [[moth]] of the family [[Dalceridae]]. It is found in [[Jamaica]]. It is found in a wide range of habitats, ranging from dry to wet and from sea level to 1,300 meters.


The length of the forewings is 9.5–12&nbsp;mm for males and 14&nbsp;mm for females. The forewings are pale luteous, darker the along veins, especially at the end of the cell and along the outer and inner margins. The hindwings are also pale luteous, but slightly lighter than the forewings. Adults are on wing year-round.<ref>{{aut|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: [http://biostor.org/reference/611]</ref>
The length of the forewings is 9.5–12&nbsp;mm for males and 14&nbsp;mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round.<ref>{{aut|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: [http://biostor.org/reference/611]</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 12:06, 31 August 2023

Acraga ciliata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Dalceridae
Genus: Acraga
Species:
A. ciliata
Binomial name
Acraga ciliata
Walker, 1855

Acraga ciliata is a moth of the family Dalceridae. It is found in Jamaica. It is found in a wide range of habitats, ranging from dry to wet and from sea level to 1,300 meters.

The length of the forewings is 9.5–12 mm for males and 14 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round.[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]