Acrapex albivena is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by George Hampson in 1910.[1] It is found in Africa, including South Africa.

Acrapex albivena
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Acrapex
Species:
A. albivena
Binomial name
Acrapex albivena
Hampson, 1910

The wingspan is about 35 mm.[2]

Description

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Head and thorax black brown mixed with some ochreous; tarsi with slight pale rings; abdomen pale ochreous mixed with brown. Forewing ochreous whitish suffused and sprinkled with black brown leaving whitish streaks on the veins; a whitish streak in discal fold from near base to near termen, then bent upwards to apex; a diffused rufous fascia above vein 1; a terminal series of slight black points; cilia whitish at base, blackish at tips. Hindwing whitish suffused with fuscous brown; the underside whitish sprinkled with brown.[2]

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. ^ a b Hampson, George (1910). Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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