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]
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Genus: | Dialithis Hübner, 1821
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Species: | D. gemmifera
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Dialithis gemmifera Hübner, 1823
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Dialithis Hübner, 1821". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 9, 2020.