Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Noctuoidea Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Erebidae | |
Acantholipes trajecta is a species of moth in the Erebidae family. It is found in South Africa and Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland, also from India and Sri Lanka.
Description
The wingspan is about 28mm. Body yellowish brown, or dark red. The wings are blotchy brown. The forewings have a pale-edged submarginal line. Antennae of male minutely ciliated. Wings moderately broad. Body dark leaden-grey. Fore wings with indistinct waved antemdial and postmedial lines from the cell to inner margin with white specks series on them. The band runs from apex is reddish brown. Hind wings with reddish brown narrow medial band, with indistinct antemedial and postmedial lines with series of white specks on them. A marginal series of dark specks present.