Dipha
| Dipha | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Dipha Yoshiyasu, 1988 |
| Species: | D. aphidivora |
| Binomial name | |
| Dipha aphidivora (Meyrick, 1934) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dipha aphidivora is a species of snout moths in the monotypic genus Dipha. It was described by Meyrick in 1934. It is found in India, China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Java and Japan.
The larvae feed on aphids. Young larvae are grayish white but later turn greenish in colour with silvery lining on the dorsal side of the body. The body covered with prominent white hairs. The larval period lasts for 20–26 days and pupation takes place inside a straw-coloured silken cocoon. The pupa is cylindrical and reddish.