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Dionychoscelis

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Dionychoscelis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Dionychoscelis
Aurivillius, 1922
Species:
D. venata
Binomial name
Dionychoscelis venata
Aurivillius, 1922
Synonyms
  • Monarctia Talbot, 1929
  • Monarctia lactea Talbot, 1929

Dionychoscelis is a monotypic genus of tiger moths in the Erebidae family. The genus includes one species, Dionychoscelis venata, which is found in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[1]

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