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Marecidia achrysa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Arctiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Marecidia

Marecidia achrysa is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Forbes in 1939. It is found in Panama.

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are deep black, with a green basal spot and a deep crimson elliptical spot below the cell. The costal half of the hindwings is covered with dull brown sex-scaling in males. Females have a whitish spot in the cell.

References

Marecidia achrysa Wikipedia