title: Acylita cara
text: # Acylita cara
  
  Acylita cara is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by William Schaus in 1894. It is found in Brazil. Its wingspan is about 28 mm.
  
  ## Description
  
  The head, thorax, and abdomen are white and slightly tinged with rufous. The forelegs brownish, and the forewings are white and irrorated (sprinkled) with crimson. A bright rufous fascia extends from close to the base through the cell to apex narrowing to points at extremities and defined above and below by white streaks. A slight oblique red fascia extends from termen just below apex to vein 1 beyond the middle. There is a fine red terminal line. Hindwings are white very faintly tinged with brown; the underside irrorated with crimson, strongly on costal area.
  
  