Diastictis argyralis

Diastictis argyralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Diastictis
Species: D. argyralis
Binomial name
Diastictis argyralis
Hübner, 1818

Diastictis argyralis, the white-spotted orange moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hübner in 1818.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.[2]

The wingspan is about 21 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August in most of the range, but from March to December in Florida.

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. mothphotographersgroup


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