Diptilon gladia

Diptilon gladia is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by E. Dukinfield Jones in 1914. It is found in Brazil.[2]

Diptilon gladia
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D. gladia
Binomial name
Diptilon gladia
E. D. Jones, 1914[1]

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are hyaline (glass like), with black veins and margins and a yellow spot at the base. The costal half of the hindwings is yellow with a black fascia below it. The inner area is hyaline with black margins.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Diptilon gladia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Diptilon gladia Jones, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  3. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum


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