Dinia mena
| Dinia mena | |
|---|---|
| Mounted specimen | |
| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Lepidoptera | 
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea | 
| Family: | Erebidae | 
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae | 
| Genus: | Dinia | 
| Species: | D. mena | 
| Binomial name | |
| Dinia mena (Hübner, [1827]) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dinia mena is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1827.
Description
The wings are hyaline (glass like), except to the black veins and borders. The forewings show a black band across the base, and the hindwings have a broad black band on the hind border. The head and thorax are black, while the abdomen is mainly red with a black tip.[1]
Distribution
This species can be found in Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Brazil.[2]
References
- ^ Collections of the British Museum
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Dinia mena (Hübner, [1827])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 10, 2019.