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Didasys

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Didasys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Didasys
Grote, 1875
Species:
D. belae
Binomial name
Didasys belae
Grote, 1875

Didasys is a monotypic tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae. The genus contains the single species Didasys belae, the double-tufted wasp moth, which is found in the US states of Florida[1] and Alabama.[2] Both the genus and species were first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1875.

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Didasys Grote, 1875". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "930459.00 – 8281 – Didasys belae – Double-tufted Wasp Moth – Grote, 1875". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 27, 2019.