Diptilon hoffmannsi

Diptilon hoffmannsi is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Rothschild in 1911. It is found in Peru.

Diptilon hoffmannsi
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Arctiinae
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D. hoffmannsi
Binomial name
Diptilon hoffmannsi
Rothschild, 1911[1]

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are hyaline, with black-brown veins and margins and slight fulvous yellow streaks on the subcostal nervure and above the inner margin. The postmedial part of the costa is whitish. The hindwings are hyaline with black-brown 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 hoffmannsi". 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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