Dinia mena
| Dinia mena | |
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| Dinia mena. Mounted specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Dinia |
| Species: | D. mena |
| Binomial name | |
| Dinia mena (Hübner, [1827]) | |
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Dinia mena is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Hübner in 1827.
Description
Wings are hyaline, except to the black veins and borders. Forewings show a black band across the base. Hindwings have a quite broad black band on the hind border. Head an thorax are black, while the abdomen is mainly red with a black tip.[1]
Distribution
This species can be found in Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Brazil.[2]
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