Diaphania argealis

Diaphania argealis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Diaphania
Species: D. argealis
Binomial name
Diaphania argealis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Margaronia argealis Walker, 1859
  • Eudioptis aclista Meyrick, 1936
  • Glyphodes semibrunnea Druce, 1902
  • Margaronia auricostalis Walker, 1862

Diaphania argealis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1859. It is found in Brazil, Peru, Ecuador,[1] Venezuela and Costa Rica. The habitat consists of rain forests.

The length of the forewings is 11.5–13 mm for males and 11.5-12.3 mm for females. The costal band is very dark-brown. There is yellowish on the terminal edge of both the fore-wing and hindwings. The rest of the wing is white.[2]

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