Didasys

Didasys
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Didasys ; Grote, 1875
Species:	D. belae
Binomial name
	Didasys belae; Grote, 1875

Last updated May 02, 2025

Didasys is a monotypic tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae. The genus contains the single species Didasys belae, the double-tufted wasp moth, which is found in the US states of Florida ^[1] and Alabama.^[2] Both the genus and species were first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1875.

References

↑ Savela, Markku. "Didasys Grote, 1875". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
↑ "930459.00 – 8281 – Didasys belae – Double-tufted Wasp Moth – Grote, 1875". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 27, 2019.

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2023). "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Didasys Grote, 1875". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 27, 2019.

[2] "930459.00 – 8281 – Didasys belae – Double-tufted Wasp Moth – Grote, 1875". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 27, 2019.

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