Diptilon aterea

Diptilon aterea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Diptilon
Species:	D. aterea
Binomial name
	Diptilon aterea; Schaus, 1901

Diptilon aterea is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by William Schaus in 1901. It is found in Brazil and Paraguay.^[1]

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are hyaline (glass like) with black veins and margins and some orange at the base. The hindwings are orange yellow with a black terminal band.^[2]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Diptilon aterea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
^ Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Diptilon aterea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 1, 2018.

[2] Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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