Diaphania columbiana
| Diaphania columbiana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Diaphania |
| Species: | D. columbiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Diaphania columbiana (Hampson, 1899) | |
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Diaphania columbiana is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1899.[1] It is found in Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Paraguay.
The length of the forewings is 13-15 mm for males and 14 mm for females. The wings have a distinct purple gloss. The forewings have brown costal and external bands and a translucent white area of without yellow scales. There is a brown band on the hindwings, as well as a translucent white area.[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)