Dasysphinx tarsipuncta

Dasysphinx tarsipuncta is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by William Schaus in 1905. It is found in Brazil.[1]

Dasysphinx tarsipuncta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Arctiinae
Genus:
Dasysphinx
Species:
D. tarsipuncta
Binomial name
Dasysphinx tarsipuncta
Schaus, 1905
Synonyms
  • Gymnelia tarsipuncta

The forewings are hyaline (glass like). The basal area is black to near the middle. The veins are black. The hindwings are black with a large elliptical hyaline patch.[2]

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


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