Diaphania latilimbalis
| Diaphania latilimbalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Diaphania |
| Species: | D. latilimbalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Diaphania latilimbalis (Guenée, 1854) | |
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Diaphania latilimbalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Guenée in 1854.[1] It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Venezuela and Brazil. The habitat consists of tropical rain forests and cloud forests.
The length of the forewings is 13–16 mm for males and 13.6–17 mm for females. The forewings are dark-brown with a light purple gloss.[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)
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