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Dioptis onega

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Dioptis onega
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Dioptis
Species:
D. onega
Binomial name
Dioptis onega
Bates, 1862

Dioptis onega is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Henry Walter Bates in 1862. It is found in Brazil.

It bears remarkable resemblance to its co-mimic Oleria onega.

References

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  • Miller, James S. (2009). "Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 321 (2): 1–676. hdl:2246/5978.