Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Hexapoda Order Lepidoptera Scientific name Acylita cara | Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Rank Species | |
Acylita cara is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Brazil. Its wingspan is about 28 mm.
Description
The head, thorax, and abdomen are white and slightly tinged with rufous. The fore legs brownish, and the fore wings are white and irrorated with crimson. A bright rufous fascia extends from close to base through the cell to apex narrowing to points at extremities and defined above and below by white streaks. A slight oblique red fascia extends from termen just below apex to vein 1 beyond middle. There is a fine red terminal line. Hind wings are white very faintly tinged with brown; the underside irrorated with crimson, strongly on costal area.
References
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