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Acraga leberna
Gerry van Tonder, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Butterflies & moths

Acraga leberna

Names

English—
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese—
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameAcraga leberna (Druce, 1890)

About this species

Acraga leberna is a moth in the family Dalceridae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1890. It is found in Panama and in northern half of South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, northern Brazil (Amazon Basin), Peru and Bolivia).

The length of the forewings is 11–15 mm for males and 16–19 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyDalceridae
GenusAcraga

In Suriname

3Records in Suriname
3iNaturalist observations
2019First record
2020Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini3

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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