Diospage splendens

Diospage splendens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Diospage
Species: D. splendens
Binomial name
Diospage splendens
(Druce, 1895)
Synonyms
  • Belemnia splendens Druce, 1895

The Burnet Tiger (Diospage splendens) is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.[1]

Adults have elongated black wings with an oval pinkish spot in the discal cell and bright red margins on the hindwings.

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