Dinia mena | |
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Mounted specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Dinia |
Species: | D. mena |
Binomial name | |
Dinia mena (Hübner, ) | |
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Dinia mena is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1827.
Description
The wings are hyaline (glass like), except to the black veins and borders. The forewings show a black band across the base, and the hindwings have a broad black band on the hind border. The head and thorax are black, while the abdomen is mainly red with a black tip.
Distribution
This species can be found in Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Brazil.
References
- Collections of the British Museum
- Savela, Markku. "Dinia mena (Hübner, [1827])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
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Dinia mena |
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