Dinia mena

Dinia mena
Mounted specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Dinia
Species:
D. mena
Binomial name
Dinia mena
(Hübner, [1827])
Synonyms
  • Eunomia mena Hübner, [1827]
  • Glaucopis saucia Walker, 1854

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.

Distribution

This species can be found in Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Brazil.

References

  1. ↑ Collections of the British Museum
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Dinia mena (Hübner, [1827])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 10, 2019.