''Diloba'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s 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 the only genus in subfamily Dilobinae.
Species
* ''
Diloba caeruleocephala'' – figure of eight moth
Linnaeus, 1758
References
''Diloba''at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Noctuidae
Moth genera
Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Boisduval
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