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Acria nivalis

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Acria nivalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Acria
Species:
A. nivalis
Binomial name
Acria nivalis
Wang & Li, 1999/2000

Acria nivalis is a moth in the family Depressariidae.[1] It was described by Wang and Li in 1999[1] or 2000.[2][3] It is found in China (Henan).[2]

Some sources list this species as a synonym of Letogenes festalis Meyrick, 1930;[3] Wang and Guan (2015) do not mention it among Chinese Acria.[4]

The wingspan is 18–21 mm.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Acria psamatholeuca Meyrick, 1930". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.029. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Yuan, G.-X.; Zhang, L. & Wang, S.-X. (2008). "Review of the genus Acria Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae: Depressariinae) from China". Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica. 33 (4): 685–690.
  3. ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Letogenes Meyrick, 1921". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  4. ^ Wang, Shuxia & Guan, Wei (2015). "Two species of the genus Acria Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Peleopodidae) from China". Entomological News. 124 (5): 331–334. doi:10.3157/021.124.0505.