Dioptis egla

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Dioptis egla
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Dioptis
Species:
D. egla
Binomial name
Dioptis egla
H. Druce, 1893
Synonyms
  • Dioptis phaedimaProut, 1918

Dioptis egla is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1893. It is found in Brazil, Peru and Ecuador.

The larvae feed on Geonoma species.

Description

Dioptis egla has wing colors similar to the Monarch Butterfly, with orange and black. There are large transparent blotches that make up the majority of the wings.

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