Didasys

Didasys
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Didasys Grote, 1875
Species:	D. belae
Binomial name
Didasys belae Grote, 1875

Didasys is a monotypic tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae. The genus contains the single species Didasys belae, the double-tufted wasp moth, which is found in the US states of Florida[1] and Alabama.[2] Both the genus and species were first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1875.

References

1. Savela, Markku. "Didasys Grote, 1875". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
2. "930459.00 – 8281 – Didasys belae – Double-tufted Wasp Moth – Grote, 1875". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 27, 2019.

• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.