Drymoea beata
On display at the Civico Museo di Storia Naturale di Trieste
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Drymoea
Species:
D. beata
Binomial name
Drymoea beata
(Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Sangala beata Godman & Salvin, 1885
  • Melanoptilon suavaria Snellen, 1874
  • Sangala suavaria[1]
  • Nelo suavaria
  • Letocles decia Boisduval, 1870[2]

Drymoea beata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1856.

Description

Wings of Drymoea beata can reach a length of about 33–38 millimetres (1.3–1.5 in). Upperside of the wings is deep black, with deep bright blue-green disks.[3]

Distribution

This species can be found in Mexico, Honduras and Colombia.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Sangala beata​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Savela, Markku. "Drymoea beata (Walker, 1856)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  3. ↑ Collections of the British Museum


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