Diaphania contactalis

Diaphania contactalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Diaphania
Species: D. contactalis
Binomial name
Diaphania contactalis
(Dognin, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Glyphodes contactalis Dognin, 1903

Diaphania contactalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Dognin in 1903.[1] It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia. The habitat consists of cloud forests.

The length of the forewings is 11.9-13 mm for males and 12.1-13.3 mm for females. The forewings are light-brown and with a light purple gloss. There is a translucent, almost triangu1ar band on the hindwings.[2]

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