Biology:Dioptis longipennis

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Short description: Species of moth

Dioptis longipennis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Dioptis
Species:
D. longipennis
Binomial name
Dioptis longipennis
(Schaus, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Tithraustes longipennis Schaus, 1913

Dioptis longipennis is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by William Schaus in 1913. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua.

The larvae feed on Asterogyne, Calyptrogyne, Geonoma and Prestoea species.

References

  • Miller, James S. (2009). "Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 321 (2): 1–676. doi:10.1206/321.1. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5279452 entry