Doryodes insularia

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Doryodes insularia is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1904.[1] It is found on the Bahamas.[2]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
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Doryodes insularia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Doryodes
Species:
D. insularia
Binomial name
Doryodes insularia
Hampson, 1904
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The length of the forewings is 12.5 mm. The white lines bordering the longitudinal dark stripe on the forewing are thicker than those of any other species. There is a contrasting orange-brown band below the forewing costa and another one below the white line bordering the lower margin of the black stripe. Adults are on wing in January, February and July.[3]

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