Didiguides is a monotypic moth genus of the family Nolidae erected by Lutz W. R. Kobes in 1994. Its only species, Didiguides semifervens, was first described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found on Borneo, Sumatra and Sulawesi, as well as in New Guinea and on the Bismarck Islands.[1] The habitat consists of dipterocarp forests, including alluvial forests.[2][3][4][5]

Didiguides
Didiguides semifervens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Genus: Didiguides
Kobes, 1994
Species:
D. semifervens
Binomial name
Didiguides semifervens
(Walker, [1863])
Synonyms
  • Gadirtha semifervens Walker, [1863]
  • Didiguides hutapadanga Kobes, 1994
  • Erizada semifervens
  • Beara subrubra Pagenstecher, 1900
  • Erizada subrubra

Subspecies

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  • Didiguides semifervens semifervens (Borneo, Sumatra, Sulawesi)
  • Didiguides semifervens subrubra (Pagenstecher, 1900) (New Guinea, Bismarck Islands)

References

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  1. ^ Pagenstecher, Arnold (1899). Die Lepidopterenfauna des Bismarck-Archipels. 27-29.1-267. 2 pl. (in German)
  2. ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Didiguides semifervens Walker comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Didiguides​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  4. ^ Savela, Markku (September 6, 2019). "Didiguides Kobes, 1994". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  5. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Didiguides Kobes, 1994". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved August 8, 2020.