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Acropteris ciniferaria
Individual from Hebri, Karnataka, India
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Uraniidae
Genus:	Acropteris
Species:	A. ciniferaria
Binomial name
Acropteris ciniferaria (Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
Micronia ciniferaria Walker, 1866 Micronia obliquaria Moore, 1877

Acropteris ciniferaria is a moth of the family Uraniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka, to Sulawesi and Lesser Sundas.

Description

Its wings are typically white with a creamy tinge. Markings pale brown. Fasciae of forewing diffuse and obscure. Hingwing angle characterize by a black fleck and smaller flecks on either side. Caterpillar fusiform (spindle shaped), whereas head is round and narrow. Body translucent green with a dark dorsal line. Body skin polished and glossy in appearance with setae on tubercles. Pupa claviform and cremaster contain a pair of hooked shafts. Pupation occurs in a cocoon on the upper surface of leaf. The host plant is Stephanotis (syn. Dregea) species.

References

1. "Species Details: Acropteris ciniferaria Walker". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
3. "Acropteris ciniferaria Walker". Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
4. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

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