Diastictis
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
Probably from Ancient Greek στικτός (stiktós, “tattooed, spotted, dappled”)
Proper noun edit
Diastictis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Crambidae – certain geometrid moths, mostly of the Americas.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Pyraloidea -superfamily; Crambidae - family; Spilomelinae - subfamily; Agroterini - tribe
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Diastictis argyralis (white-spotted orange moth) - selected species
Further reading edit
Diastictis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Diastictis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Diastictis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
