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Dialithis

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Dialithis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Calpinae
Genus: Dialithis
Hübner, 1821
Species:
D. gemmifera
Binomial name
Dialithis gemmifera
Hübner, 1823

Dialithis is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Dialithis gemmifera, is found in America. Both the genus and the species were first described by Jacob Hübner, the genus in 1821 and the species in 1823.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Dialithis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  2. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Dialithis Hübner, 1821". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 9, 2020.