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Diaphora luctuosa

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Diaphora luctuosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Diaphora
Species:
D. luctuosa
Binomial name
Diaphora luctuosa
(Hübner, 1831)[1]
Synonyms
  • Bombyx luctuosa Geyer, [1831]
  • Cycnia luctuosa
  • Arctia lugubris Herrich-Schaffer, [1844]
  • Spilosoma luctuosa djamila Schawerda, 1910
  • Spilosoma luctuosa djamila f. janeckoi Schawerda, 1910

Diaphora luctuosa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Hübner in 1831. It is found in the Alps, on the Balkan Peninsula and in the Black Sea region.[2]

The wingspan is 26–31 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on various low-growing plants.[4]

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Diaphora at funet
  3. ^ lepidoptera.eu
  4. ^ Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa


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