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Acraga meridensis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Dalceridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Acraga

Acraga meridensis is a moth of the Dalceridae family. It is found in the Andes Mountains of Venezuela and Colombia. The habitat probably consists of tropical premontane and lower montane moist or wet forests.

The length of the forewings is 11-13 mm for males and 17-19 mm for females. Adults are orange-brown, the hindwings slightly paler than the forewings. Adults are on wing from April to November.

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Acraga meridensis Wikipedia