Diaphania plumbidorsalis
| Diaphania plumbidorsalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Diaphania |
| Species: | D. plumbidorsalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Diaphania plumbidorsalis (Guenée, 1854) | |
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Diaphania plumbidorsalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Guenée in 1854.[1] It is found in Mexico, Venezuela, French Guiana, Surinam, Bolivia, Peru and Brazil.
The length of the forewings is 11-14 mm. The fore- and hindwings have a translucent white area with a purp1e 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)