Diaphania lucidalis
| Diaphania lucidalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Diaphania |
| Species: | D. lucidalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Diaphania lucidalis (Hübner, 1823) | |
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Diaphania lucidalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hübner in 1823.[1] It is found in Panama, Grenada, Cuba, Jamaica, Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay.
The length of the forewings is 13-15 mm for males and 13-16 mm for females. The costal and external bands on the forewings are brown. The white area of the wing has a purple gloss. The hindwings have a brown band and a translucent white area with a purple gloss.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Systematics of black and white species of the genus Diaphania Hubner (1818) (Lepidoptera:Pyralidae:Pyraustinae)
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