Acylita cara

Acylita cara
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Acylita
Species: A. cara
Binomial name
Acylita cara
Schaus, 1894
Synonyms
  • Doryodes cara

Acylita cara [1] is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Brazil. Its wingspan is about 28 mm.[2]

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.[3]

References

  1. Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae. CRC Press. ISBN 0-916846-45-8, ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9.
  2. Sir GEORGE F. HAMPSON, Bart. (1910) Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum.
  3. Sir GEORGE F. HAMPSON, Bart. (1910) Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum.


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