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Acontia gloriosa

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Acontia gloriosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Acontia
Species:
A. gloriosa
Binomial name
Acontia gloriosa
(Kenrick, 1917)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hypercalymnia gloriosa Kenrick, 1917

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

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  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Acontia gloriosa (Kenrick, 1917)". Afromoths. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  2. ^ Kenrick, Geo. H. (1917). "New or little-known Heterocera from Madagascar". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1917: 90 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.