Diospage splendens

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Diospage splendens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Family:
Subfamily:
Arctiinae
Genus:
Species:
D. splendens
Binomial name
Diospage splendens
(H. Druce, 1895)
Synonyms
  • Belemnia splendens H. Druce, 1895

Diospage splendens, the Burnet tiger, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. The species was first described by Herbert Druce in 1895. It is found in Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.[1][2]

Adults have elongated black wings with an oval pinkish spot in the discal cell and bright red margins on the hindwings.

References[]

  1. ^ "Burnet Tiger". Moths of the Amazon and Andes.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Diospage splendens (Druce, 1895)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 21, 2019.


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