Diaphania semaphoralis

Diaphania semaphoralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Diaphania
Species:	D. semaphoralis
Binomial name
	Diaphania semaphoralis; (Dognin, 1903)
Synonyms
	Glyphodes semaphoralis Dognin, 1903;

Diaphania semaphoralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1903.^[1] It is found in Costa Rica, Colombia, Bolivia, French Guiana and Peru.

The length of the forewings is 13–16 mm and 15 mm for females. The forewings are dark brown with a light purp1e gloss and a white transparent a1most triangular band. The hindwings have a white transparent band occupying three quarters of the wing.^[2]

References[]

^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
^ 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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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[2] 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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