Dicepolia bicolor
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Dicepolia |
| Species: | D. bicolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Dicepolia bicolor Hayden, 2009
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Dicepolia bicolor is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by the American entomologist James E. Hayden in 2009 and is named for its two-colored forewings. It is endemic to northwestern French Guiana. Adults have forewing lengths of 6.1–6.9 mm (0.24–0.27 in) and forewing widths of 2.9–3.9 mm (0.11–0.15 in). The forewings have a pale yellow to creamy white central region. The remainder of the forewing, both closer to the body and distal to the center, is dark wine-red in color. The hindwings are pale yellow towards the body, with the more distal regions, past three-fifth of the wing area, being wine-red.
Taxonomy
[edit]Dicepolia bicolor was formally described in 2009 by the American entomologist James E. Hayden based on an adult male specimen from Saint-Jean-du-Maroni in French Guiana. The species is named after its highly contrasting, two-colored forewing.[2]
Description
[edit]Adults of Dicepolia bicolor have forewing lengths of 6.1–6.9 mm (0.24–0.27 in) and forewing widths of 2.9–3.9 mm (0.11–0.15 in). The species is mostly brownish-red to brownish-violet in its appearance. The forewings have a pale yellow to creamy white central region. The remainder of the forewing, both closer to the body and distal to the center, is dark wine-red in color. The costa are similarly colored. The ventral surface of the forewing is orange-red. The hindwings are pale yellow towards the body, with the more distal regions, past three-fifth of the wing area, being wine-red. The ventral surface of the hindwing is largely pale yellow.[2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Dicepolia bicolor is endemic to northwestern French Guiana. It is known from a single series collected in 1939 and is consequently poorly known.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ a b c Hayden, James E. (2009-12-31). "Taxonomic revision of Neotropical Dicepolia Snellen (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)". Zootaxa. 2237: 1–33. doi:10.5281/ZENODO.190461.