Diaphania translucidalis

Diaphania translucidalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854.[1] It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru and Bolivia.

Diaphania translucidalis
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D. translucidalis
Binomial name
Diaphania translucidalis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Phakellura translucidalis Guenée, 1854
  • Glyphodes niveocilia Hampson, 1899
  • Diaphania niveocilia

The length of the forewings is 14–16 mm for males and 14.5–17 mm for females.[2]

References

  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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