Biology:Antipterna acrobaphes
| Antipterna acrobaphes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Antipterna |
| Species: | A. acrobaphes
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| Binomial name | |
| Antipterna acrobaphes (Meyrick, 1885)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Ocystola acrobaphes Meyrick, 1885 | |
Antipterna acrobaphes is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae, first described by Edward Meyrick in 1885 as Ocystola acrobaphes.<ref name=afd>{{cite web|url=https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Antipterna_acrobaphes%7Caccess-date=2022-02-22%7C title=Australian Faunal Directory: Antipterna acrobaphes
Meyrick's description
Male: 18 mm. Head light yellow-ochreous. Palpi ochreous-whitish, anterior edge dark grey, terminal joint 4/5 of second. Antennae grey, ciliations 3½. Thorax light yellow-ochreous, anterior margin strongly dark fuscous. Abdomen light greyish-ochieous. Legs dark grey, posterior pair whitish-ockreous. Fore-wings elongate, rather narrow, costa moderately arched, apex tolerably acute, hindmargin very obliquely rounded; pale ochreous-yellowish ; extreme costal edge dark fuscous at base; a small roundish dark fuscous spot on anal angle; some dark fuscous scales at apex: cilia rather dark fuscous, towards middle of hind-margin mixed with pale ochreous-yellowish. Hindwings ovate-lanceolate, round-pointed, veins 3 and 4 from a point; grey; cilia grey.
Sydney, New South Wales; one specimen in January.[2]
Further reading
References
Wikidata ☰ Q109424418 entry
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