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Dinumma placens
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Dinumma placens

Dinumma placens is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in the Indian sub-region, Sri Lanka, Thailand, China, Taiwan and Japan.

Forewings darker with some indigo shine. Postmedial is more distant. Zigzag antemedial and postmedial fasciae. A conspicuous dark discal mark found in the medial area between fasciae. Caterpillars are known to feed on Pithecollobium lucidum.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 541877.