Marecidia achrysa

Marecidia achrysa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Marecidia
Species:	M. achrysa
Binomial name
	Marecidia achrysa; Forbes, 1939

Marecidia achrysa is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes in 1939. It is found in Panama.

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are deep black, with a green basal spot and a deep crimson elliptical spot below the cell. The costal half of the hindwings is covered with dull brown sex-scaling in males. Females have a whitish spot in the cell.[1]

References

Forbes, William T. M. (August 1939). "The Lepidoptera of Barro Colorado Island, Panama". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College. 85 (4) – via Internet Archive.

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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[1] Forbes, William T. M. (August 1939). "The Lepidoptera of Barro Colorado Island, Panama". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College. 85 (4) – via Internet Archive.