Dypterygia punctirena

Dypterygia punctirena is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found on Hispaniola, Jamaica and Puerto Rico[1] and has also been reported from Florida.[2]

Dypterygia punctirena
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Dypterygia
Species:
D. punctirena
Binomial name
Dypterygia punctirena
(Walker, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Hadena punctirena Walker, 1857
  • Perigea punctirena
  • Platysenta punctirena
  • Hadena praecellens Moeschler 1886

The wingspan is about 35 mm.

References
  1. Moths of Jamaica
  2. mothphotographersgroup


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