Tangerine furry-legs

Acraga moorei

"Acraga moorei", the tangerine furry-legs, is a moth of the Dalceridae family. It is found in Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina.
Acraga moorei, Urapanes del Bosque, Colombia  Acraga moorei,Colombia,Colombia 2022,Fall,Geotagged,South America,Tangerine furry-legs,Urapanes del Bosque,World

Appearance

The length of the forewings is 15–18 mm for males and 23–26 mm for females. The forewings are ochreous with dark veins, except at the costa. The hindwings are ochreous and slightly brighter than the forewings. The veins are slightly darkened near the margins. Adults are on wing year-round.
Tangerine furry-legs, Bellavista, Ecuador Opening the first mothing session of our Ecuador trip. I'll be collecting all moths from the trip in this list:
https://www.jungledragon.com/list/637/moths_of_ecuador.html Acraga moorei,Bellavista Cloud Forest,Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Geotagged,South America,Spring,Tangerine furry-legs,World

Habitat

The habitat consists of tropical wet, tropical moist, tropical premontane wet, tropical premontane moist, tropical lower montane wet, tropical lower montane moist, subtropical wet, subtropical moist, subtropical lower montane moist, subtropical montane wet or rain and warm temperate moist forests.

The larvae feed on "Eriobotrya japonica" and "Coffea arabica".

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyDalceridae
GenusAcraga
SpeciesA. moorei
Photographed in
Colombia
Ecuador