Diaphania arguta

Diaphania arguta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Diaphania
Species: D. arguta
Binomial name
Diaphania arguta
(Lederer, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Phacellura arguta Lederer, 1863

Diaphania arguta is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Lederer in 1863. It is found in Florida,[1] Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Tobago, Guyana, French Guiana, Surinam, Brazil, Peru and Bolivia.

The length of the forewings is 7.5–9 mm for males and 8.5-9.3 mm for females. The forewings are brown with a light-purple gloss and a white light purple oval band in the disc parallel to the external margin, with fine extensions at the base and apex. The hindwings have a transparent triangular area.[2]

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