Acraga ferruginea is a moth of the family Dalceridae. It is found in southern Brazil. The habitat consists of subtropical wet and moist forests.

Acraga ferruginea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Dalceridae
Genus: Acraga
Species:
A. ferruginea
Binomial name
Acraga ferruginea
Hopp, 1922

The length of the forewings is 12 mm for males and 17 mm for females. Adults are on wing in March, June, July, September and October.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Miller, S.E., 1994: Systematics of the Neotropical moth family Dalceridae (Lepidoptera). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 153(4): 1-495. Full Article: [1]