Drymoea beata

Drymoea beata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1856.

Drymoea beata
On display at the Civico Museo di Storia Naturale di Trieste
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Drymoea
Species:
D. beata
Binomial name
Drymoea beata
(Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Sangala beata Godman & Salvin, 1885
  • Melanoptilon suavaria Snellen, 1874
  • Sangala suavaria[1]
  • Nelo suavaria
  • Letocles decia Boisduval, 1870[2]

Description

Wings of Drymoea beata can reach a length of about 33–38 millimetres (1.3–1.5 in). Upperside of the wings is deep black, with deep bright blue-green disks.[3]

Distribution

This species can be found in Mexico, Honduras and Colombia.[2]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Sangala beata​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Drymoea beata (Walker, 1856)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  3. Collections of the British Museum


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