Heteropalpia acrosticta

Heteropalpia acrosticta
Heteropalpia acrosticta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Heteropalpia
Species:	H. acrosticta
Binomial name
Heteropalpia acrosticta (Püngeler, 1904)
Synonyms
Pericyma acrosticta

Heteropalpia acrosticta is a species of moth in the family Erebidae first described by Rudolf Püngeler in 1904. The species is found from the western parts of the Sahara to Israel, Jordan, Egypt and most of the Arabian Peninsula.

Adult males have a wingspan of 31 mm. The female is a little larger.[1]

There are multiple generations per year. Adults are on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Acacia species, including A. geraldi, A. raddiana and A. gummifera.

References

1. Püngeler, R. (1904). "Neue palaearktische Macrolepidopteren". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift Iris. Bd.16, p.290 Taf.VI, fig.6. (in German) - via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

External links

• Kravchenko, V. D.; Müller, G.; Orlova, O. B.; Seplyarskaya, V. N. (2004). "The Catocalinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Israel" (PDF). Russian Entomological Journal. 13 (3): 175–186. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-19 – via Internet Archive.
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