Acrapex atriceps

Acrapex atriceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Acrapex
Species:	A. atriceps
Binomial name
	Acrapex atriceps; Hampson, 1910

Acrapex atriceps is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by George Hampson in 1910.[1] It is found in India.

The wingspan is about 26 mm.[2]

Description

Head and tegulae black; thorax ochreous tinged with rufous, with a black dorsal stripe; pectus and legs dark brown, the hind tibiae and tarsi ochreous above; abdomen ochreous. Forewing pale ochreous slightly tinged with rufous, the veins defined by brown streaks except on inner area beyond the oblique subapical fascia, the costal edge black brown; a diffused brown mark at lower angle of cell with white points in and beyond the angle defined by some black scales; an oblique brown fascia from termen below apex to vein 3 where it is diffused inwards to lower angle of cell; a terminal series of black striae; cilia with black line at middle and mixed with black at tips. Hindwing ochreous white slightly tinged with red brown; cilia ochreous white with a faint brown line at middle; the underside whitish slightly irrorated (sprinkled) with brown, the costal area suffused with brown.[2]

References

Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae. Archived September 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9.
Hampson, George F. (1910). Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum.

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[1] Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae. Archived September 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9.

[Hampson-2] Hampson, George F. (1910). Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum.