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
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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

  1. 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.
  2. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum


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