Diaphania plumbidorsalis

Diaphania plumbidorsalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854.[1] It is found in Mexico, Venezuela, French Guiana, Suriname, Bolivia, Peru, India and Brazil.

Diaphania plumbidorsalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Diaphania
Species:
D. plumbidorsalis
Binomial name
Diaphania plumbidorsalis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Phakellura plumbidorsalis Guenée, 1854

The length of the forewings is 11–14 mm. The forewings and hindwings have a translucent white area with a purple gloss.[2]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  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.


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