| Acontia gloriosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Acontia |
| Species: | A. gloriosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Acontia gloriosa | |
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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)". Afromoths. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ↑ Kenrick, Geo. H. (1917). "New or little-known Heterocera from Madagascar". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1917: 90 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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