Diaphania infimalis

Diaphania infimalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Diaphania
Species: D. infimalis
Binomial name
Diaphania infimalis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Phakellura infimalis Guenée, 1854
  • Glyphodes infimalis modialis Dyar, 1912
  • Diaphania modialis

Diaphania infimalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Guenée in 1854.[1] It is found in Florida, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Panama, Venezuela and Bolivia.

The length of the forewings is 9-10 mm for males and 9-11 mm for females. The external brown band on the forewings is extended into the anal margin. The width of the costal and external brown bands is variable. The hindwing have a similar brown coloration and the width of the external band is also variable as on the forewings.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Melothria grendula.[2]

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