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Acraga victoria

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Dalceridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Acraga

Acraga victoria is a moth in the Dalceridae family. It was described by S.E. Miller in 1994. It is found in southern Brazil. The habitat consists of warm temperate wet forests.

The length of the forewings is 11.5-12 mm. Adults are dull orange, with orange-brown forewings. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.

Etymology

The species is named for Vitor O. Becker, who collected the type specimen.

References

Acraga victoria Wikipedia