Biology:Diptilon aterea
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Short description: Species of moth
Diptilon aterea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Diptilon |
Species: | D. aterea
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Binomial name | |
Diptilon aterea Schaus, 1901
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Diptilon aterea is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by William Schaus in 1901. It is found in Brazil and Paraguay.[1]
The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are hyaline (glass like) with black veins and margins and some orange at the base. The hindwings are orange yellow with a black terminal band.[2]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Diptilon aterea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=31570.
- ↑ Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Wikidata ☰ Q13532767 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diptilon aterea.
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