Acrapex hamulifera

Acrapex hamulifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Acrapex
Species: A. hamulifera
Binomial name
Acrapex hamulifera
(Hampson, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Meliana hamulifera Hampson, 1893

Acrapex hamulifera is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Description

Wingspan is about 34mm. Antennae of male serrated. Male brownish grey in color. Head and collar ochreous tinge. Fore wings slightly suffused with ochreous and more so with black color. A white hook-shaped can be seen on median nervure. There is a pale oblique apical streak, a series of black specks on outer margin. Hind wings are pale fuscous. Ventral side is with cell-spot and postmedial curved line.[1]

References

  1. Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.

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