Acontia gloriosa
Acontia gloriosa is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was first described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1917 and is found in Madagascar.
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Acontia |
| Species: | A. gloriosa |
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The forewings of this species are coppery, shot with purple, the hindwings pale ochreous. The wingspan of this moth is 40 mm.[2]
References
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Acontia gloriosa (Kenrick, 1917)". Afromoths. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- Kenrick, Geo. H. (1917). "New or little-known Heterocera from Madagascar". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1917: 90 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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