Acria amphorodes

Acria amphorodes is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923.[1] It is found in India (Punjab).[2]

Acria amphorodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Acria
Species:
A. amphorodes
Binomial name
Acria amphorodes
(Meyrick, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Arcria amphorodes Meyrick, 1923

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous, faintly tinged with brownish. There is a cloudy V-shaped dark brown streak resting on the costal prominences, the apex in the middle of the disc, immediately followed by a raised snow-white dot. There is an indistinct fine dark brown dentate-curved subterminal line and dark brown marginal dots around the apex and termen. The hindwings are ochreous-whitish, tinged with grey towards the termen.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acria amphorodes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
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  3. Exotic Microlep. 2 (20): 612 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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