Diaphania mirabilis

Diaphania mirabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Diaphania
Species: D. mirabilis
Binomial name
Diaphania mirabilis
(Druce, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Glyphodes mirabilis Druce, 1902
  • Glyphodes decapitalis Dognin, 1903

Diaphania mirabilis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Druce in 1902.[1] It is found in Guyana, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. The habitat consists of cloud forests.

The length of the forewings is 13-15 mm for males and 13.6-16 mm for females. The forewings are dark-brown with an intense purple gloss. There is a translucent, almost rectangular band of half the length of the hindwings.[2]

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