Diplolopha is a genus of moths in the family Nolidae. It contains only one species, Diplolopha cycloptera, which is found in Central and South America, including Argentina,[1] Colombia,[2] Ecuador and Costa Rica.[3] Both the genus and species were first described by Paul Dognin in 1911.[4][5]
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Genus: | Diplolopha Dognin, 1911
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Species: | D. cycloptera
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Diplolopha cycloptera Dognin, 1911
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- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Diplolopha Dognin, 1911". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ Smithsonian Institution
- ^ "Taxonomy Browser: Diplolopha cycloptera". Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD). Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ Note that sources differ between 1910 and 1911 for the dates of description of the species and genus. Dognin's species description is in the 1911 Mémoires de la Société Entomologique de Belgique.
- ^ Savela, Markku (September 6, 2019). "Diplolopha Dognin, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 8, 2020.