Diathrausta harlequinalis
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Diathrausta |
Species: | D. harlequinalis
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Binomial name | |
Diathrausta harlequinalis Dyar, 1913
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Diathrausta harlequinalis, the harlequin webworm moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1913. It is found in North America in Mexico,[1] Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Maryland[2], Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
The wingspan is 13 mm. Adults have been recorded from March to October.[3]
Subspecies
[edit]- Diathrausta harlequinalis harlequinalis
- Diathrausta harlequinalis amaura Munroe, 1956
- Diathrausta harlequinalis lauta Munroe, 1956
- Diathrausta harlequinalis montana Haimbach, 1915
References
[edit]- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Young, James D (2020-09-02). "A Survey of the Lepidoptera of the Serpentine Barrens Area of Lake Roland Park, Baltimore County, Maryland". The Maryland Entomologist. 7 (4): 65–80. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University