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Diasemia grammalis

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Diasemia grammalis
Female
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Diasemia
Species:
D. grammalis
Binomial name
Diasemia grammalis

Diasemia grammalis is a moth of the family Crambidae.[1] It is apparently endemic to New Zealand.[2] Adults are orchard or packhouse contaminants. It was first described by Edward Doubleday in the book Travels in New Zealand.[3] The larvae feed on native grasses and herbaceous plants.

References

  1. ^ a b "Diasemia grammalis Doubleday, 1843". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Introduction to Pyraloidea families and subfamilies of New Zealand | Pyraloid Moths | Landcare Research". www.landcareresearch.co.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  3. ^ Dieffenbach, E. (1843). "List of Annulose Animals hitherto recorded as found in New Zealand with descriptions of some new species by Messrs. Adam White and Edward Doubleday.". Travels in New Zealand: with contributions to the geography, geology, botany and natural history of the country. Vol. 2. London: John Murray. p. 287.