Diaphania superalis
Diaphania superalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Diaphania |
Species: | D. superalis |
Binomial name | |
Diaphania superalis (Guenée, 1854) | |
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Diaphania superalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Guenée in 1854.[1] It is found in Mexico, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru. The habitat consists of rain forests and cloud forests.
The length of the forewings is 18-21 mm for males and 20-22 mm for females. Adults are similar to Diaphania hyalinata, but the brown bands are less broad compared to the size of the wing.[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)