Dinia eagrus

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Dinia eagrus
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D. eagrus
Binomial name
Dinia eagrus
(Cramer, [1779])
Synonyms
  • Sphinx eagrusCramer, [1779]
  • Glaucopis augeWalker, 1854

Dinia eagrus, the scarlet-tipped wasp mimic moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779.

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Description

The wingspan of Dinia eagrus can reach about 30 millimetres (1.2 in). The wings are hyaline (glass like), except for the brown veins and border and a brown mark across the forewings. The body is black brown with some metallic blue stripes, hairy, flat and broad. The abdomen is black and long with bright/red margins and tip. [1] [2]

Distribution

This species can be found in Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Honduras and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [3]

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References

  1. Cock, Matthew J. W. "On the Number of Moths (Lepidoptera) that Occur in Trinidad and Tobago" Archived 2014-11-08 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum
  3. Savela, Markku. "Dinia eagrus (Cramer, [1779])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 27, 2019.