Diaconisia

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Diaconisia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Nudariina
Genus: Diaconisia
Hampson, 1914
Species:
D. ochraceorufa
Binomial name
Diaconisia ochraceorufa
(Rothschild, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Melanaema ochraceorufaRothschild, 1913

Diaconisia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1914. Its only species, Diaconisia ochraceorufa, was first described by Walter Rothschild in 1913. It is found in Western New Guinea. [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Diaconisia Hampson, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 13, 2019.