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Dinumma placens
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Scoliopteryginae
Genus:	Dinumma
Species:	D. placens
Binomial name
Dinumma placens Walker, 1858

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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References

1. "Species Details: Dinumma placens Walker, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
3. "此為 Dinumma placens 主要識別相片". Taiwan Moth Information Center. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
4. "Dinumma placens Walker, 1858 ヒメウスヅマクチバ". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
5. "Dinumma combusta Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

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