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Dinia eagrus

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Dinia eagrus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Dinia
Species:
D. eagrus
Binomial name
Dinia eagrus
(Cramer, [1779])
Synonyms
  • Sphinx eagrus Cramer, [1779]
  • Glaucopis auge Walker, 1854

Dinia eagrus, the scarlet-tipped wasp mimic moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779.

Description

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The wingspan of Dinia eagrus can reach about 30 millimetres (1.2 in). The wings are hyaline (glass like), except for the brown veins and border and a brown mark across the forewings. The body is black brown with some metallic blue stripes, hairy, flat and broad. The abdomen is black and long with bright/red margins and tip.[1]

Distribution

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This species can be found in Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Honduras and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Dinia eagrus (Cramer, [1779])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 27, 2019.