Biology:Acraga conda
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Dalceridae |
| Genus: | Acraga |
| Species: | A. conda
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| Binomial name | |
| Acraga conda Dyar, 1911
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Acraga conda is a moth in the family Dalceridae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1911.[1] It is found in the Guianas.
Adults are similar to Acraga ochracea, but have a somewhat more diversified ground colour, the orange seeming to be overspread upon a yellow ground and more intense on the inner margin.[2]
Taxonomy
Acraga conda is part of the Acraga infusa species complex.[3]
References
- ↑ Dalceridae genus list at Butterflies and Moths of the World of the Natural History Museum
- ↑ Notes on the family Dalceridae
- ↑ Miller, S.E., 1994: Systematics of the Neotropical moth family Dalceridae (Lepidoptera). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 153(4): 1-495. Full Article: [1]
Wikidata ☰ Q13226606 entry
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