Cacostatia acutipennis

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Cacostatia acutipennis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Cacostatia
Species:
C. acutipennis
Binomial name
Cacostatia acutipennis
(Rothschild, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Agyrta acutipennis Rothschild, 1912

Cacostatia acutipennis is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Rothschild in 1912. It is found in Colombia.[1]

The wingspan is about 42 mm. The forewings are black-brown slightly glossed with blue. The hindwings are hyaline.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cacostatia acutipennis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  2. ^ Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.