Acylita sanguifusa [1] is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by E. Dukinfield Jones in 1908.[2] It is found in Brazil. Its wingspan is about 26 mm.[3]

Acylita sanguifusa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Acylita
Species:
A. sanguifusa
Binomial name
Acylita sanguifusa
E. D. Jones, 1908
Synonyms
  • Doryodes sanguifusa

Description

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Head and thorax ochreous suffused with rufous; pectus whitish; legs brown; abdomen white slightly irrorated (sprinkled) with brown. Forewing whitish suffused with bright pink; a deep pink fascia in cell and thence obliquely to apex; the inner area deep pink; the terminal area with deep pink streaks in the interspaces. Hindwing white, the terminal area faintly irrorated with ochreous; the underside with the costal area suffused with ochreous.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae Archived 2009-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. CRC Press. ISBN 0-916846-45-8, ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Acylita sanguifusa (Jones, 1908)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  3. ^ Hampson, George F. (1910) Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum.
  4. ^ Hampson, George F. (1910) Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.