Acropteris is a genus of moths of subfamily Microniinae of family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by Carl Geyer in 1832. The species of this genus are found in tropical Asia, Africa and Australia.
Description
Palpi slender, upturned, and reaching vertex of head; antennae of male thickened and flattened. Fore wing with the costa arched, the apex acute, the outer margin straight; veins 3 and 4 from angle of cell in female; male with veins 2 and 3 stalked, 4 remote from 5, and the discocellulars distorted, 6 and 7 stalked; 8, 9, 10 stalked. Hind wing with the costa much lobed at base; veins 3 and 4 from angle of cell.
Species
- Acropteris basiguttaria <small>Walker</small>
- Acropteris ciniferaria <small>(Walker, 1866)</small> - Eastern Asia
- Acropteris costinigrata <small>Warren, 1897</small> - West Africa
- Acropteris grammearia <small>Geyer, 1832</small> - East Asia
- Acropteris hypocrita <small>Snellen, 1872</small> - DR Congo
- Acropteris illiturata <small>Warren, 1897</small> - East Africa
- Acropteris inchoata <small>(Walker, 1862)</small>
- Acropteris insticta <small>Warren, 1897</small> - Madagascar
- Acropteris iphiata <small>(Guenée, 1857)</small> - East Asia, Japan
- Acropteris leptaliata <small>(Guenée, 1857)</small> - Taiwan
- Acropteris mendax <small>Snellen, 1872</small> - DR Congo
- Acropteris munda <small>Warren</small>
- Acropteris nanula <small>Warren, 1898</small> - Australia
- Acropteris nigrisquama <small>Warren, 1897</small> - Nigeria
- Acropteris parvidentata <small>Warren</small>
- Acropteris puellaria <small>(Walker, 1866)</small> - Timor
- Acropteris quadripunctata <small>(Warren, 1896)</small> - Australia
- Acropteris rectinervata <small>Guenée</small> - Malaya, Borneo
- Acropteris reticulata <small>Warren, 1897</small>
- Acropteris rhibetaria <small>Poujade</small>
- Acropteris sparsaria <small>Walker</small> - Taiwan
- Acropteris striataria <small>(Clerck, 1764)</small>
- Acropteris tenella <small>Walker</small> - India
- Acropteris teriadata <small>(Guenée, 1857)</small> - Australia
- Acropteris vacuata <small>Warren, 1897</small> - Madagascar
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