Diaphania euryzonalis
| Diaphania euryzonalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Diaphania |
| Species: | D. euryzonalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Diaphania euryzonalis (Hampson, 1912) | |
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Diaphania euryzonalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1912. It is found in Colombia,[1] Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica and Mexico. The habitat consists of cloud forests.
The length of the forewings is 14–18 mm. There is a terminal and costal band on the forewings. Both bands have a combination of dark brown and light brown scales, with a purple gloss. The terminal band on the hindwings is brown and has less purple gloss. The translucent white area of the hindwing has a small brown dot.[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)
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