Acyclania tenebrosa Dognin 1911

Acyclania tenebrosa Dognin

Acyclania tenebrosa Dognin, 1911b, p. 15.

Forewing 27.5 mm. Front of head orange, ventral to acuminate frontal process; rest of head a mixture of dark greyish brown and orange-white, with orange posterior margin. Thorax a mixture of dark greyish brown (weakly iridescent) and orange-white, with some orange scales posterolaterally. Wings brownish white and brown. Abdomen dark greyish brown, with a few yellowish white scales posteriorly, especially on dorsal surface; tergum of segment 1 with orange anterolateral patch on each side; tail fringe orange.

Described from a single male from San Ignacio, “Mt. Parana,” Misiones, Argentina. [Paraná is a state in neighbouring Brazil.]

Holotype ♂: “République Argne, Haut-Parana, San Ignacio, Missiones; Dognin Collection; Collection Wagner; Type No. 30443 U.S.N.M.; aoùt; Acyclania g.n. nr. Clanidophora tenebrosa Dogn. type ♂. Hmpsn 6/11; Holotype ♂ Acyclania tenebrosa Dognin A.W. 1967; Arctiidae genitalia slide No. AW538.”

Acyclania tenebrosa is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Paul Dognin in 1911. It is found in Argentina; it was historically misclassified, but in 2010 was determined to belong to the subfamily Agaristinae.