Dinia eagrus

Dinia eagrus
	Living
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Arctiidae
Genus:	Dinia
Species:	D. eagrus
Binomial name
	Dinia eagrus; (Cramer, [1779])
Synonyms
	Spinx eagrus Cramer, [1779]; Glaucopis auge Walker, 1854;

Dinia eagrus, common name Scarlet-tipped Wasp Mimic Moth, is a moth of the Arctiidae family.

Description

Wingspan of Dinia eagruscan reach about 30 millimetres (1.2 in). Wings are hyaline, except to the brown veins and border and a brown mark across the forewings. Body is black-brown, hairy, flat and broad. The abdomen is black and long with bright/red margins and tip.^[1]^[2]

Distribution

This species can be found in Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Honduras and Brazil (Rio de Janeiro).^[3]

References

^ Matthew J. W. Cock On the Number of Moths (Lepidoptera) that Occur in Trinidad and Tobago
^ Catalogue of Lepidoptera in British Museum
^ Dinia at funet

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[fb-1] Matthew J. W. Cock On the Number of Moths (Lepidoptera) that Occur in Trinidad and Tobago

[fa-2] Catalogue of Lepidoptera in British Museum

[3] Dinia at funet

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