Dionychoscelis

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Dionychoscelis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Dionychoscelis
Aurivillius, 1922
Species:
D. venata
Binomial name
Dionychoscelis venata
Synonyms
  • MonarctiaTalbot, 1929
  • Monarctia lacteaTalbot, 1929

Dionychoscelis is a monotypic genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus includes one species, Dionychoscelis venata, which is found in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo. [1]

References

  1. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Dionychoscelis venata Aurivillius, 1921". Afromoths. Retrieved November 13, 2017.