Biology:Acontia gloriosa
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Short description: Species of moth
| Acontia gloriosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Acontia |
| Species: | A. gloriosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Acontia gloriosa (Kenrick, 1917)[1]
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Acontia gloriosa is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was first described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1917 and is found in Madagascar .
The forewings of this species are coppery, shot with purple, the hindwings pale ochreous. The wingspan of this moth is 40 mm.[2]
References
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2018). "Acontia gloriosa (Kenrick, 1917)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/ACONGLOR. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ↑ Kenrick, Geo. H. (1917). "New or little-known Heterocera from Madagascar". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1917: 90. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14688401#page/146/mode/1up.
Wikidata ☰ Q13428136 entry
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