Diaphania nigricilialis

Diaphania nigricilialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Diaphania
Species: D. nigricilialis
Binomial name
Diaphania nigricilialis
(Schaus, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Glyphodes nigricilialis Schaus, 1912

Diaphania nigricilialis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1912.[1] It is found in Costa Rica, Colombia and Venezuela.

The length of the forewings is 12-15 mm. There are broad dark-brown costal and external bands on the forewings, as well as a transparent white area with a purple gloss. There is a broad external dark-brown band on the hindwings.[2]

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