Acropentias papuensis

Acropentias papuensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Acropentias
Species:	A. papuensis
Binomial name
	Acropentias papuensis; Hampson, 1919

Acropentias papuensis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919.[1] It is found in New Guinea.[2]

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are pale fulvous brown with slight dark irroration (sprinkling). The hindwings are white, tinged with fulvous brown.[3]

References

"GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
Savela, Markku. "Acropentias papuensis Hampson, 1919". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (9) 4 (23): 310 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] Savela, Markku. "Acropentias papuensis Hampson, 1919". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 19, 2018.

[3] Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (9) 4 (23): 310 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.