Dioptis charon
Dioptis charon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Notodontidae |
Genus: | Dioptis |
Species: | D. charon
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Binomial name | |
Dioptis charon H. Druce, 1893
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Dioptis charon is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1893. It is found in Bolivia and the lowlands of south-eastern Peru.
Adults have a wide white transverse forewing band and an ochreous-orange submarginal hindwing band.
References[]
- Miller, James S. (2009). "Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 321 (2): 1–676. hdl:2246/5978.
Categories:
- Moths described in 1893
- Notodontidae of South America
- Notodontidae stubs