Dierna

Genus of moths From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dierna is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae erected by Francis Walker in 1859.[1]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
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Dierna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Calpinae
Genus: Dierna
Walker, 1859
Synonyms
  • Nahara Walker, 1859
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Description

Palpi with second joint upcurved, slender and reaching above vertex of head. Third joint long and acute. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled and slender. Forewings with acute apex. Hindwings with short inner margin. Outer margin angled at vein 2. Vein 5 from near lower angle of cell.[2][3][4]

Species

These two species belong to the genus Dierna:[4]

References

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