Acropteris iphiata is a species of moth of the family Uraniidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.[1] It is found in Japan, China and Korea.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Uraniidae |
| Genus: | Acropteris |
| Species: | A. iphiata
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| Acropteris iphiata Guenée, 1857
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The wingspan is 25–35 mm.
The larvae feed on Cynanchum, Metaplexis and Vincetoxicum (syn. Tylophora) species.
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- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acropteris iphiata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved January 26, 2019.