Drymoea beata

Drymoea beata
Drymoea beata. Mounted specimen on display at the Civico Museo di Storia Naturale di Trieste
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Genus: Drymoea
Species: D. beata
Binomial name
Drymoea beata
(Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Sangala beata Godman & Salvin, 1885
  • Melanoptilon suavaria Snellen, 1874
  • Sangala suavaria[1]
  • Nelo suavaria
  • Letocles decia Boisduval, 1870[2]

Drymoea beata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae.

Description

Wings of Drymoea beata can reach a length of about 33–38 millimetres (1.3–1.5 in). Upperside of the wings is deep black, with deep bright blue-green disks.[3]

Distribution

This species can be found in Mexico, Honduras and Colombia.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.W., Scoble, M.J., Robinson, G.S. & Pitkin, B. (Editors). (2003) The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex)
  2. 1 2 FUNET
  3. ↑ Collections of the British Museum


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