Diaphania exclusalis

Diaphania exclusalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Diaphania
Species:	D. exclusalis
Binomial name
	Diaphania exclusalis; (Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
	Phakellura exclusalis Walker, 1865;

Diaphania exclusalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1865. It is found in Colombia,^[1] Venezuela, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica and Mexico.^[2]

The length of the forewings is 12.5–14 mm for males and 12.1–14 mm for females. The forewings are brown with an oval translucent band. The hindwings are brown with a quadrangle translucent band and with long hair-like curved scales on the anal margin.^[3]

References

^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
^ BOLD Systems
^ Systematics of black and white species of the genus Diaphania Hubner (1818) (Lepidoptera:Pyralidae:Pyraustinae)

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[1] "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] BOLD Systems

[3] Systematics of black and white species of the genus Diaphania Hubner (1818) (Lepidoptera:Pyralidae:Pyraustinae)

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