Dinumma placens

Dinumma placens is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[1] It is found in the Indian sub-region, Sri Lanka,[2] Thailand, China, Taiwan[3] and Japan.[4]

Dinumma placens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Dinumma
Species:
D. placens
Binomial name
Dinumma placens
Walker, 1858

Forewings darker with some indigo shine. Postmedial is more distant. Zigzag antemedial and postmedial fasciae. A conspicuous dark discal mark found in the medial area between fasciae.[5] Caterpillars are known to feed on Pithecollobium lucidum.

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References
  1. "Species Details: Dinumma placens Walker, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. "此為 Dinumma placens 主要識別相片". Taiwan Moth Information Center. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. "Dinumma placens Walker, 1858 ヒメウスヅマクチバ". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. "Dinumma combusta Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.


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