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Diaphania mirabilis

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Diaphania mirabilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Diaphania
Species:
D. mirabilis
Binomial name
Diaphania mirabilis
(H. Druce, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Glyphodes mirabilis H. Druce, 1902
  • Glyphodes decapitalis Dognin, 1903

Diaphania mirabilis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1902.[1] It is found in Guyana, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. The habitat consists of cloud forests.

The length of the forewings is 13–15 mm for males and 13.6–16 mm for females.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2019). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  2. ^ Clavijo Albertos, Jose Alejandro (November 1990). Systematics of black and white species of the genus Diaphania Hubner (1818) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Pyraustinae) (PhD). McGill University.