Dierna

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Dierna
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Calpinae
Genus: Dierna
Walker, 1859
Synonyms
  • NaharaWalker, 1859

Dierna is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae erected by Francis Walker in 1859. [1]

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Description

Palpi with second joint upcurved, slender and reaching above vertex of head. Third joint long and acute. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled and slender. Forewings with acute apex. Hindwings with short inner margin. Outer margin angled at vein 2. Vein 5 from near lower angle of cell. [2] [3] [4]

Species

These two species belong to the genus Dierna: [4]

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References

  1. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Dierna Walker, 1859". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  2. Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. "Catalogue of Life, Dierna Walker, 1859" . Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  4. 1 2 "Lepidoptera and some other life forms, Dierna" . Retrieved 2024-10-02.