Acraga leberna is a moth in the family Dalceridae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1890.[1][2][3] It is found in Panama and in northern half of South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, northern Brazil (Amazon Basin), Peru and Bolivia).[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Dalceridae |
| Genus: | Acraga |
| Species: | A. leberna
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| Binomial name | |
| Acraga leberna (Druce, 1890)
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The length of the forewings is 11–15 mm for males and 16–19 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Acraga leberna (Druce, 1890)". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.24.199. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Acraga Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ a b c Miller, S. E. (1994). "Systematics of the neotropical moth family Dalceridae (Lepidoptera)". Bulletin of The Museum of Comparative Zoology. 153: 301–495.