Diptilon gladia

Diptilon gladia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Diptilon
Species: D. gladia
Binomial name
Diptilon gladia
Jones, 1914[1]

Diptilon gladia is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Jones in 1914. It is found in Brazil.

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are hyaline, with black veins and margins and a yellow spot at the base. The costal half of the hindwings is yellow with a black fascia below it. The inner area is hyaline with black margins.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Diptilon gladia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  2. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phaleanae in the British museum


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