Diptilon aterea

Species of moth

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

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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.

Taxon identifiers

Diptilon aterea|

* Wikidata: Q13532767
* GBIF: 1816592
* iNaturalist: 908137
* IRMNG: 10321964
* LepIndex: 31570
* Open Tree of Life: 3189484

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