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Dinia mena

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Dinia mena
Dinia mena. Mounted specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Arctiidae
Genus:
Dinia
Species:
D. mena
Binomial name
Dinia mena
(Hübner, [1827])
Synonyms
  • Eunomia mena Hubner, [1827]
  • Glaucopis saucia Walker, 1854

Dinia mena is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Hübner in 1827.

Description

Wings are hyaline, except to the black veins and borders. Forewings show a black band across the base. Hindwings have a quite broad black band on the hind border. Head an thorax are black, while the abdomen is mainly red with a black tip.[1]

Distribution

This species can be found in Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Brazil.[2]

References

  1. ^ Collections of the British Museum
  2. ^ Dinia at funet


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