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Dinia mena

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Genus
  
Dinia

Higher classification
  
Dinia

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Family
  
Arctiidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Butterflies and moths, Dinia, Ctenuchina, Cosmosoma, Arctiinae

Dinia mena is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Hübner in 1827.

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Description

Wings are hyaline, except to the black veins and borders. Forewings show a black band across the base. Hindwings have a quite broad black band on the hind border. Head an 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

Dinia mena Wikipedia