Diaphania equicincta
| Diaphania equicincta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Diaphania |
| Species: | D. equicincta |
| Binomial name | |
| Diaphania equicincta (Hampson, 1912) | |
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Diaphania equicincta is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1912.[1] It is found in Mexico (Jalapa, Veracruz), Guatemala and Costa Rica.
The length of the forewings is 13.2-14 mm for males and 13.5-15 mm for females. There are dark-brown costal and external bands on the forewings, as well as a translucent white area with a light purp1e gloss and some yellowish sca1es on the anal margin. There is an external brown band on the hindwings.[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)