Dioptis vacuata is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by William Warren in 1905. It is found in Panama.
| Dioptis vacuata | |
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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. vacuata
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| Binomial name | |
| Dioptis vacuata Warren, 1905
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It is the largest member of the genus Dioptis, with females reaching a forewing length of 25 mm.
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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