Acraga infusa
| Acraga infusa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Dalceridae |
| Genus: | Acraga |
| Species: | A. infusa |
| Binomial name | |
| Acraga infusa Schaus, 1905 | |
Acraga infusa, the yellow furry-legs, is a moth of the Dalceridae family. It is found in Guatemala, Belize, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana, Ecuador, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia and Paraguay.
Acraga infusa may represent one variable species, but could also represent a species complex of closely related species. All specimens are entirely orange, but varying considerably in size and somewhat in apparent wing shape and colour tone.[1]
References
- ↑ 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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