Dinumma placens | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Scoliopteryginae |
Genus: | Dinumma |
Species: | D. placens |
Binomial name | |
Dinumma placens Walker, 1858 |
Dinumma placens is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. [1] It is found in the Indian sub-region, Sri Lanka, [2] Thailand, China, Taiwan [3] and Japan. [4]
Forewings darker with some indigo shine. Postmedial is more distant. Zigzag antemedial and postmedial fasciae. A conspicuous dark discal mark found in the medial area between fasciae. [5] Caterpillars are known to feed on Pithecollobium lucidum .