Dinia mena

Dinia mena
	Mounted specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Dinia
Species:	D. mena
Binomial name
	Dinia mena; (Hübner, [1827])
Synonyms
	Eunomia mena Hübner, [1827]; Glaucopis saucia Walker, 1854;

Dinia mena is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1827.

Description

The wings are hyaline (glass like), except to the black veins and borders. The forewings show a black band across the base, and the hindwings have a broad black band on the hind border. The head and thorax are black, while the abdomen is mainly red with a black tip.[1]

Distribution

This species can be found in Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Brazil.[2]

References

Collections of the British Museum
Savela, Markku. "Dinia mena (Hübner, [1827])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 10, 2019.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[fa-1] Collections of the British Museum

[2] Savela, Markku. "Dinia mena (Hübner, [1827])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 10, 2019.