Dierna

Dierna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Calpinae
Genus:	Dierna; Walker, 1859
Synonyms
	Nahara Walker, 1859;

Dierna is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae erected by Francis Walker in 1859.[1]

Description

Palpi with second joint upcurved, slender and reaching above vertex of head. Third joint long and acute. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled and slender. Forewings with acute apex. Hindwings with short inner margin. Outer margin angled at vein 2. Vein 5 from near lower angle of cell.[2]

Species

From the Global Lepidoptera Names Index:[3]

Dierna lilacea Bethune-Baker, 1906
Dierna patibulum Fabricius, 1794
Dierna strigata Moore, 1867
Dierna timandra Alphéraky, 1897

References

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Dierna Walker, 1859". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dierna". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved July 26, 2018.

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[1] Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Dierna Walker, 1859". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved July 25, 2018.

[2] Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

[3] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dierna". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved July 26, 2018.