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Dinumma placens

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Dinumma placens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Scoliopteryginae
Genus: Dinumma
Species:
D. placens
Binomial name
Dinumma placens
Walker, 1858

Dinumma placens is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[1] It is found in the Indian sub-region, Sri Lanka,[2] Thailand, China, Taiwan[3] and Japan.[4]

Forewings darker with some indigo shine. Postmedial is more distant. Zigzag antemedial and postmedial fasciae. A conspicuous dark discal mark found in the medial area between fasciae.[5] Caterpillars are known to feed on Pithecollobium lucidum.

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  1. ^ "Species Details: Dinumma placens Walker, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. ^ "此為 Dinumma placens 主要識別相片". Taiwan Moth Information Center. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Dinumma placens Walker, 1858 ヒメウスヅマクチバ". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Dinumma combusta Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.