Diaphania exclusalis

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Diaphania exclusalis
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Diaphania
Species:
D. exclusalis
Binomial name
Diaphania exclusalis
(Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Phakellura exclusalis Walker, 1865

Diaphania exclusalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Colombia,[1] Venezuela, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica and Mexico.[2]

The length of the forewings is 12.5–14 mm for males and 12.1–14 mm for females. The forewings are brown with an oval translucent band. The hindwings are brown with a quadrangle translucent band and with long hair-like curved scales on the anal margin.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ BOLD Systems
  3. ^ Clavijo Albertos, Jose Alejandro (November 1990). Systematics of black and white species of the genus Diaphania Hubner (1818) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Pyraustinae) (PhD). McGill University.


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