Acantholipes curvilinea

Acantholipes curvilinea is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in western China.

Acantholipes curvilinea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Acantholipes
Species:
A. curvilinea
Binomial name
Acantholipes curvilinea
Leech, 1900[1]

The wingspan is about 34 mm. The forewings are leaden-grey with blackish ante- and postmedial lines. The first is slightly oblique and the second band-like and incurved below the cell. The submarginal line is vinous-brown, edged with fuscous, slightly curved and followed by three patches of black. The reniform stigma is lunular and the orbicular is punctiform. Both are black. The hindwings are fuscous-grey with a darker medial line, and a dark edged ochreous-brown submarginal band, the space between the band and line is leaden-grey. Adults have been recorded on wing in June.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Acantholipes curvilinea Leech 1900". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016.
  2. ^ XII. Lepidoptera Heterocera from Northern China, Japan, and Corea   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.