Acropteris is a genus of moths of subfamily Microniinae of family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by Carl Geyer in 1832. The species of this genus are found in tropical Asia, Africa and Australia.[1] [2]

Acropteris
A. costinigrata, Ghana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Uraniidae
Subfamily: Microniinae
Genus: Acropteris
Geyer, 1832
Synonyms
  • Acropterygia Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
  • Chlevasta Herrich-Schäffer, 1855

Description

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Palpi slender, upturned, and reaching vertex of head; antennae of male thickened and flattened. Fore wing with the costa arched, the apex acute, the outer margin straight; veins 3 and 4 from angle of cell in female; male with veins 2 and 3 stalked, 4 remote from 5, and the discocellulars distorted, 6 and 7 stalked; 8, 9, 10 stalked. Hind wing with the costa much lobed at base; veins 3 and 4 from angle of cell.[3]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Acropteris Geyer in Hübner, 1832". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "Acropteris". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  3. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.