Dicymolomia metalophota

Dicymolomia metalophota
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Dicymolomia
Species: D. metalophota
Binomial name
Dicymolomia metalophota
(Hampson, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Ambia metalophota Hampson, 1897
  • Bifalculina argentipunctalis Amsel, 1956
  • Lipocosma consortalis Dyar, 1914

Dicymolomia metalophota is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1897.[1] It is found in the south-eastern United States (Florida, South Carolina, Texas)[2] and Guatemala south-east to Venezuela. It is also present in the Caribbean.

The apical and tornal areas of the forewings are brownish-orange, as is the antemedial line. Adults have been recorded on wing year round.

The larvae possibly feed on Cajanus cajan.[3]

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