Diospage splendens

Diospage splendens, the Burnet tiger, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. The species was first described by Herbert Druce in 1895. It is found in Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.[1][2]

Diospage splendens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Arctiinae
Genus:
Diospage
Species:
D. splendens
Binomial name
Diospage splendens
(H. Druce, 1895)
Synonyms
  • Belemnia splendens H. Druce, 1895

Adults have elongated black wings with an oval pinkish spot in the discal cell and bright red margins on the hindwings.

References
  1. "Burnet Tiger". Moths of the Amazon and Andes.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Diospage splendens (Druce, 1895)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 21, 2019.


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