Diptilon aurantiipes
Diptilon aurantiipes is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Rothschild in 1911. It is found in Brazil.[1]
| Diptilon aurantiipes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Diptilon |
| Species: | D. aurantiipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Diptilon aurantiipes Rothschild, 1911 | |
The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are hyaline (glass like) with brown veins and margins and a yellow streak below the postmedial part of the costa. The hindwings are hyaline with pale brownish veins and margins.[2]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Diptilon aurantiipes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum
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