Dinumma deponens Walker, 1858
Dinumma deponens: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/18191
Synonyms
Hodges #8554.5 

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14 Records

Status

Dinumma deponens is an introduced moth species from Asia that was first detected in North America back in 2012 in Morgantown, Georgia. It has since spread throughout the southeastern United States.

Relationships

Host plants include species in the genus Albizia including Mimosa.

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Dinumma deponens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Scoliopteryginae
Genus: Dinumma
Species:
D. deponens
Binomial name
Dinumma deponens
Walker, 1858
Synonyms
  • Dichonia bipunctata Motschulsky, 1860
  • Amphipyra largeteaui Oberthur, 1884

Dinumma deponens is a moth in the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[1][2] It is found from India across eastern China to Japan, Korea and Thailand. A female specimen was taken in Morganton, Fannin County, in northern Georgia in 2012.[3]

The larvae feed on Albizia species.

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (July 26, 2019). "Dinumma deponens Walker, 1858". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "930611.10 – 8554.5 – Dinumma deponens – Walker, 1858". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  3. ^ Lafontaine, J. D. & Schmidt, B. C. (2013). "Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". Zookeys. 264: 227-236. doi:10.3897/zookeys.264.4443