Dinia mena
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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: | Dinia |
| Species: | D. mena
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| Binomial name | |
| Dinia mena (Hübner, [1827])
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Dinia mena is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1827.
Description
[edit]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.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species can be found in Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Brazil.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Collections of the British Museum
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Dinia mena (Hübner, [1827])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 10, 2019.