Drymoea beata

Drymoea beata
	Drymoea beata. Mounted specimen on display at the Civico Museo di Storia Naturale di Trieste
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Subfamily:	Ennominae
Genus:	Drymoea
Species:	D. beata
Binomial name
	Drymoea beata; (Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
	Sangala beata Godman & Salvin, 1885; Melanoptilon suavaria Snellen, 1874; Sangala suavaria; Nelo suavaria; Letocles decia Boisduval, 1870;

Drymoea beata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae.

Description

Wings of Drymoea beata can reach a length of about 33–38 millimetres (1.3–1.5 in). Upperside of the wings is deep black, with deep bright blue-green disks.^[3]

Distribution

This species can be found in Mexico, Honduras and Colombia.^[2]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.W., Scoble, M.J., Robinson, G.S. & Pitkin, B. (Editors). (2003) The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex)
^ ^a ^b FUNET
^ Collections of the British Museum

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[fa-1] Beccaloni, G.W., Scoble, M.J., Robinson, G.S. & Pitkin, B. (Editors). (2003) The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex)

[fb-2] FUNET

[3] Collections of the British Museum

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