Lymire nitens

Lymire nitens is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Rothschild in 1912. It is found in Venezuela.

Lymire nitens
Scientific classification
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Arctiinae
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L. nitens
Binomial name
Lymire nitens
(Rothschild, 1912)[1]
Synonyms
  • Trichodesma nitens Rothschild, 1912

The length of the forewings is about 20 mm. The forewings are black-brown with a broad cinnamon-buff oblique band beyond the cell. The hindwings are black, very strongly glossed with purple.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lymire nitens". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  2. Novitates Zoologicae


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