Dioptis egla is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1893. It is found in Brazil, Peru and Ecuador.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Genus: | Dioptis |
| Species: | D. egla
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| Binomial name | |
| Dioptis egla H. Druce, 1893
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The larvae feed on Geonoma species.
Description
editDioptis egla has wing colors similar to the Monarch Butterfly, with orange and black. There are large transparent blotches that make up the majority of the wings.
References
edit- Miller, James S. (2009). "Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 321 (2): 1–676. hdl:2246/5978.
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