Acropteris ciniferaria

Acropteris ciniferaria is a moth of the family Uraniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866.[1] It is found in Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka,[2] to Sulawesi and Lesser Sundas.

Acropteris ciniferaria
Individual from Hebri, Karnataka, India
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Uraniidae
Genus: Acropteris
Species:
A. ciniferaria
Binomial name
Acropteris ciniferaria
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Micronia ciniferaria Walker, 1866
  • Micronia obliquaria Moore, 1877

Description

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Its wings are typically white with a creamy tinge. Markings pale brown. Fasciae of forewing diffuse and obscure. Hingwing angle characterize by a black fleck and smaller flecks on either side. Caterpillar fusiform (spindle shaped), whereas head is round and narrow. Body translucent green with a dark dorsal line. Body skin polished and glossy in appearance with setae on tubercles. Pupa claviform and cremaster contain a pair of hooked shafts. Pupation occurs in a cocoon on the upper surface of leaf.[3] The host plant is Stephanotis (syn. Dregea) species.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Species Details: Acropteris ciniferaria Walker". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Acropteris ciniferaria Walker". Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  4. ^ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 March 2018.