Diptilon sylpha
| Diptilon sylpha | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Diptilon |
| Species: | D. sylpha
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| Binomial name | |
| Diptilon sylpha Dognin, 1902
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Diptilon sylpha is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1902. It is found in Ecuador.[1]
The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are yellowish hyaline (glasslike) with black veins and margins. The hindwings are hyaline, also with black veins and margins. The costal area is white with some black below it.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Diptilon sylpha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum
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