Dinumma placens

Dinumma placens
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Scoliopteryginae
Genus:	Dinumma
Species:	D. placens
Binomial name
	Dinumma placens; Walker, 1858

Dinumma placens is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858.^[1] It is found in the Indian sub-region, Sri Lanka,^[2] Thailand, China, Taiwan^[3] and Japan.^[4]

Forewings darker with some indigo shine. Postmedial is more distant. Zigzag antemedial and postmedial fasciae. A conspicuous dark discal mark found in the medial area between fasciae.^[5] Caterpillars are known to feed on Pithecollobium lucidum.

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References

^ "Species Details: Dinumma placens Walker, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
^ "此為 Dinumma placens 主要識別相片". Taiwan Moth Information Center. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
^ "Dinumma placens Walker, 1858 ヒメウスヅマクチバ". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
^ "Dinumma combusta Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

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[1] "Species Details: Dinumma placens Walker, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

[2] Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.

[3] "此為 Dinumma placens 主要識別相片". Taiwan Moth Information Center. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

[4] "Dinumma placens Walker, 1858 ヒメウスヅマクチバ". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

[5] "Dinumma combusta Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

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