Diptilon aterea

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Diptilon aterea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Diptilon
Species:
D. aterea
Binomial name
Diptilon aterea
Schaus, 1901

Diptilon aterea is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by William Schaus in 1901. It is found in Brazil and Paraguay. [1]

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are hyaline (glass like) with black veins and margins and some orange at the base. The hindwings are orange yellow with a black terminal band. [2]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Diptilon aterea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  2. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .