Dinia eagrus

Dinia eagrus
Dinia eagrus. Mounted specimen
Living
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Dinia
Species: D. eagrus
Binomial name
Dinia eagrus
(Cramer, [1779])
Synonyms
  • Spinx eagrus Cramer, [1779]
  • Glaucopis auge Walker, 1854

Dinia eagrus, common name Scarlet-tipped Wasp Mimic Moth, is a moth of the Arctiidae family.

Description

Wingspan of Dinia eagruscan reach about 30 millimetres (1.2 in). Wings are hyaline, except to the brown veins and border and a brown mark across the forewings. Body is black-brown, 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 Brazil (Rio de Janeiro).[3]

References

  1. ↑ Matthew J. W. Cock On the Number of Moths (Lepidoptera) that Occur in Trinidad and Tobago
  2. ↑ Catalogue of Lepidoptera in British Museum
  3. ↑ Dinia at funet


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