Dioptis fratelloi
Appearance
Dioptis fratelloi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Notodontidae |
Genus: | Dioptis |
Species: | D. fratelloi
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Binomial name | |
Dioptis fratelloi Miller, 2008
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Dioptis fratelloi is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by James S. Miller in 2008. It is only known from Mount Wokomung and the north slope of Mount Roraima in western Guyana.
The length of the forewings is 19–19.5 mm for males and 21 mm for females.
Etymology
[edit]The species is named in honor of Steve Fratello.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- Miller, James S. (2009). "Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 321 (2): 1–676. hdl:2246/5978.