Acontia areletta is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1907. It is found in Mexico.
Acontia areletta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Acontia |
Species: | A. areletta
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Binomial name | |
Acontia areletta Dyar, 1907
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The length of the forewings is 12–14 mm for both males and females. Adults are on wing from October to November depending on the location.[1]
References
edit- ^ Ferris, Clifford; Lafontaine, Donald (2009-12-05). "Review of the Acontia areli group with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Acontiinae)". ZooKeys (9): 27–46. Bibcode:2009ZooK....9...27F. doi:10.3897/zookeys.9.180. ISSN 1313-2970. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
External links
edit- Ferris, Clifford & Lafontaine, Donald (May 12, 2009). "Review of the Acontia areli group with descriptions of three new species". ZooKeys (9): 27–46. Bibcode:2009ZooK....9...27F. doi:10.3897/zookeys.9.180.