Dichagyris herculea

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Dichagyris herculea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Dichagyris
Species:
D. herculea
Binomial name
Dichagyris herculea
Corti & Draudt, 1933
Synonyms
  • Basistriga herculeaCorti & Draudt, 1933

Dichagyris herculea is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Tibet, and Nepal. [1]

It was first described as a form of Rhyacia flammatra (which is now Dichagyris flammatra ), Rhyacia flammatra f. herculea.

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References

  1. Esperiana: Buchreihe zur Entomologie (in German). Delta Druck u. Verlag Inh. Heinz Peks. 1992. p. 164.