Acropteris ciniferaria is a moth of the family Uraniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866.[1] It is found in Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka,[2] to Sulawesi and Lesser Sundas.
| Acropteris ciniferaria | |
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| Individual from Hebri, Karnataka, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Uraniidae |
| Genus: | Acropteris |
| Species: | A. ciniferaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Acropteris ciniferaria (Walker, 1866)
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Description
editIts wings are typically white with a creamy tinge. Markings pale brown. Fasciae of forewing diffuse and obscure. Hingwing angle characterize by a black fleck and smaller flecks on either side. Caterpillar fusiform (spindle shaped), whereas head is round and narrow. Body translucent green with a dark dorsal line. Body skin polished and glossy in appearance with setae on tubercles. Pupa claviform and cremaster contain a pair of hooked shafts. Pupation occurs in a cocoon on the upper surface of leaf.[3] The host plant is Stephanotis (syn. Dregea) species.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Species Details: Acropteris ciniferaria Walker". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Acropteris ciniferaria Walker". Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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