Dioptis charon

Dioptis charon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Notodontidae
Subfamily: Dioptinae
Tribe: Dioptini
Genus: Dioptis
Species: D. charon
Binomial name
Dioptis charon
Druce, 1893

Dioptis charon is a moth of the family Notodontidae. 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, 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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