Acropentias papuensis

Acropentias papuensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Acropentias
Species: A. papuensis
Binomial name
Acropentias papuensis
Hampson, 1919

Acropentias papuensis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1919.[1] It is found in New Guinea.[2]

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are pale fulvous brown with slight dark irroration. The hindwings are white, tinged with fulvous brown.[3]

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