Diasemia grammalis
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Diasemia |
Species: | D. grammalis
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Diasemia grammalis |
Diasemia grammalis is a moth of the family Crambidae.[1] It is endemic to New Zealand.[2] Adults are orchard or packhouse contaminants. It was first described by Edward Doubleday in the book Travels in New Zealand.[3] The larvae feed on native grasses and herbaceous plants.
References[]
- ^ a b "Diasemia grammalis Doubleday, 1843". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ Hoare, Robert (2012). "Introduction to Pyraloidea families and subfamilies of New Zealand". www.landcareresearch.co.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ Dieffenbach, E. (1843). "List of Annulose Animals hitherto recorded as found in New Zealand with descriptions of some new species by Messrs. Adam White and Edward Doubleday.". Travels in New Zealand: with contributions to the geography, geology, botany and natural history of the country. 2. London: John Murray. p. 287.
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Categories:
- Spilomelinae
- Moths of New Zealand
- Moths described in 1843
- Taxa named by Edward Doubleday
- Nomophilini stubs