Diptilon gladia
| Diptilon gladia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Diptilon |
| Species: | D. gladia
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| Binomial name | |
| Diptilon gladia E. D. Jones, 1914[1]
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Diptilon gladia is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by E. Dukinfield Jones in 1914. It is found in Brazil.[2]
The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are hyaline (glass like), 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.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Diptilon gladia Jones, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ^ Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum
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