Dioptis pellucida

Dioptis pellucida is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by William Warren in 1901. It is found in Colombia.

Dioptis pellucida
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D. pellucida
Binomial name
Dioptis pellucida
Warren, 1901

There is a brown hindwing form, which belongs to a mimicry complex with several Ithomiini species, including Hypoleria lavinia, Ithomia diasia, Oleria amalda and Pseudoscada timna.

References

  • 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.


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