Acrojana simillima

(Acrojana simillima)

Description

Acrojana simillima is a moth in the Eupterotidae family. It was described by Rothschild in 1932. It is found in Sierra Leone. The wingspan about 132 mm. Adults are similar to Acrojana splendida, with a salmon-red area on the hindwings. The underside of the abdomen is scarlet mixed with wood-brown and the legs are scarlet edged with wood-brown. The wings are dark wood-brown crossed by two black brown lines, the inner area of the forewings orange-salmon and the cell of the forewings washed with orange-salmon.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Eupterotidae
Genus:Acrojana
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