Dasysphinx tarsipuncta

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Dasysphinx tarsipuncta is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by William Schaus in 1905. It is found in Brazil.[1]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
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Dasysphinx tarsipuncta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Dasysphinx
Species:
D. tarsipuncta
Binomial name
Dasysphinx tarsipuncta
Schaus, 1905
Synonyms
  • Gymnelia tarsipuncta
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The forewings are hyaline (glass like). The basal area is black to near the middle. The veins are black. The hindwings are black with a large elliptical hyaline patch.[2]

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