''Dierna'' is a

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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

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...

erected by Francis Walker in 1859.

Description

Palpi with second joint upcurved, slender and reaching above vertex of head. Third joint long and acute. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled and slender. Forewings with acute apex. Hindwings with short inner margin. Outer margin angled at vein 2. Vein 5 from near lower angle of cell.

Species

From

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Dierna lilacea ''Dierna'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae erected by Francis Walker in 1859. Description Palpi with second joint upcurved, slender and reaching above vertex of head. Third joint long and acute. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled a ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1906 *''

Dierna patibulum ''Dierna patibulum'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius Johan Christian Fabricius (7 January 1745 – 3 March 1808) was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included a ...

'' Fabricius, 1794 *'' Dierna strigata'' Moore, 1867 *'' Dierna timandra'' Alphéraky, 1897

References

Calpinae {{Calpinae-stub