Dioptis pellucida
Species of moth
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Dioptis pellucida is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by William Warren in 1901. It is found in Colombia.
| Dioptis pellucida | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Genus: | Dioptis |
| Species: | 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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