Acantholipes trajecta

Acantholipes trajecta is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865.^[1][2][3] It is found in South Africa,^[1][2] India,^[4] Sri Lanka, Taiwan,^[2] and Australia (Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and Queensland^[5]).

Acantholipes trajecta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Acantholipes
Species:	A. trajecta
Binomial name
Acantholipes trajecta (Walker, 1865)[1][2]
Synonyms
Euclidia trajecta Walker, 1865 Acantholipes trajectus (Walker, 1865) Acantholipes inconspicuus Butler, 1880 Acantholipes trifasciatus Moore, 1885

Description

The colouration is dark leaden-grey. The forewing has an oblique antemedial line from the cell to the inner margin. A red-brown band runs from the apex. The medial band of the hindwing is red-brown and narrow. The wingspan is about 28 mm.^[6]