Acraga flava

Acraga flava is a moth of the family Dalceridae. It is found in southern Brazil and northern Argentina.

Acraga flava
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Dalceridae
Genus: Acraga
Species:
A. flava
Binomial name
Acraga flava
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Dalcera flava Walker, 1855
  • Caviria sulphurea Burmeister, 1878
  • Epipinconia flava

The length of the forewings is 12–13 mm for males and 14–19 mm for females. The hindwings are pale yellow. Adults are on wing year-round.

The larvae feed on Nectandra, Psidium guajava and Prunus domestica.[1]

References
  1. Miller, S.E., 1994: Systematics of the Neotropical moth family Dalceridae (Lepidoptera). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 153(4): 1-495. Full Article:


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