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Acraga luteola

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Dalceridae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Acraga

Acraga luteola is a moth of the Dalceridae family. It is found in northern Brazil (Amazon Basin). The habitat probably consists of tropical moist forests.

The length of the forewings is about 22 mm. Adults are yellow ochre, but the forewings golden yellow, the basal halves of the inner margin and the costal margin bright yellow ochre. The hindwings are paler, but darker yellow at the anal angle.

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Acraga luteola Wikipedia