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Dionychoscelis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Dionychoscelis Aurivillius, 1922
Species:	D. venata
Binomial name
Dionychoscelis venata Aurivillius, 1922
Synonyms
Monarctia Talbot, 1929 Monarctia lactea Talbot, 1929

Dionychoscelis is a monotypic genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus includes one species, Dionychoscelis venata, which is found in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

References

1. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Dionychoscelis venata Aurivillius, 1921". Afromoths. Retrieved November 13, 2017.

External links

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog

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