Diasemia grammalis

Diasemia grammalis is a moth of the family Crambidae.[1] It is apparently 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.

Diasemia grammalis
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Diasemia
Species:
D. grammalis
Binomial name
Diasemia grammalis

References

  1. "Diasemia grammalis Doubleday, 1843". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  2. 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.
  3. 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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