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Diptilon halterata

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Diptilon halterata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Diptilon
Species:
D. halterata
Binomial name
Diptilon halterata
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Zygaena halterata Fabricius, 1775
  • Diptilon dieides Prittwitz, 1870

Diptilon halterata is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is found in the Brazilian states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Paraná.[1]

The forewings are hyaline (glass like) with brown veins and margins and a slight orange streak below the costa and some yellow at the base of the inner margin. There is an oblique brown discoidal bar. The hindwings are hyaline with dark veins and termen. The inner margin is yellow.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Diptilon halterata (Fabricius, 1775)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  2. ^ Hampson, George F. (1914). Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. p. 229 – via Internet Archive. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.