Dinia eagrus explained

Dinia eagrus, the scarlet-tipped wasp mimic moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779.

Description

The wingspan of Dinia eagrus can reach about . The wings are hyaline (glass like), except for the brown veins and border and a brown mark across the forewings. The body is black brown with some metallic blue stripes, hairy, flat and broad. The abdomen is black and long with bright/red margins and tip.^{[1] [2]}

Distribution

This species can be found in Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Honduras and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Cock, Matthew J. W. "On the Number of Moths (Lepidoptera) that Occur in Trinidad and Tobago"
2. https://archive.org/stream/catalogueoflepid01brituoft#page/338/mode/1up Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum
3. Web site: Savela . Markku . Dinia eagrus (Cramer, [1779]) ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . August 27, 2019.