Dahana atripennis

Dahana atripennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Dahana
Species: D. atripennis
Binomial name
Dahana atripennis
Grote, 1875

The Black-winged Dahana (Dahana atripennis) is a species of moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in Florida and Georgia.

The wingspan is 33–40 mm. Adults are on wing year round in Florida.

The larvae feed on Tillandsia usneoides.

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