Dioptis beckeri

Dioptis beckeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Notodontidae
Genus:Dioptis
Species: D. beckeri
Binomial name
Dioptis beckeri
Miller, 2008

Dioptis beckeri is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Rondonia in Brazil.

The length of the forewings is 15.5–18 mm for males and 19–20 mm for females. The ground color of the forewings is hyaline, with dark brown veins as they pass through hyaline areas. The hindwings are hyaline, also with dark brown veins in the hyaline area.

Etymology

The species is named in honor of Vitor Osmar Becker.

References

  • Miller, J.S. 2009: Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 321: 1-674.


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