''Dichagyris herculea'' is a
moth of the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
. It is found in
Afghanistan,
Pakistan,
India,
Tibet, and
Nepal.
It was first described as a form of ''Rhyacia flammatra'' (which is now ''
Dichagyris flammatra
''Dichagyris flammatra'', the black collar, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in central and southern Europe, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, western ...
''), ''Rhyacia flammatra f. herculea''.
References
herculea
Herculea was a southern Italian colony of the classical Greek city Megara (or The Megarid) which was located on the isthmus across to the Peloponnese, adjacent to Corinth and Attica.
Herculea, though not referred to often in the writings of hist ...
Moths described in 1933
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