Diaphania fuscicaudalis

Diaphania fuscicaudalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Diaphania
Species: D. fuscicaudalis
Binomial name
Diaphania fuscicaudalis
(Möschler, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Eudioptis fuscicaudalis Möschler, 1881

Diaphania fuscicaudalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Möschler in 1881.[1] It is found in Brazil and Ecuador.

The length of the forewings is 13.2-14 mm for males and 14.6 mm for females. There are dark-brown costal and external bands on the forewings and the wing disc is white with a light purple gloss and some yellowish sea1es in the anal margin. There is an external brown band on the hindwings.[2]

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