Diaphania arguta
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| Species: | D. arguta
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| Diaphania arguta (Lederer, 1863)
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Diaphania arguta is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Lederer in 1863. It is found in Florida,[1] Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Tobago, Guyana, French Guiana, Surinam, Brazil, Peru and Bolivia.
The length of the forewings is 7.5–9 mm for males and 8.5-9.3 mm for females. The forewings are brown with a light-purple gloss and a white light purple oval band in the disc parallel to the external margin, with fine extensions at the base and apex. The hindwings have a transparent triangular area.[2]
References
- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Systematics of black and white species of the genus Diaphania Hubner (1818) (Lepidoptera:Pyralidae:Pyraustinae)