Diasemia grammalis
Diasemia grammalis is a moth of the family Crambidae.[1] It is apparently endemic to New Zealand.[2] Adults are orchard or packhouse contaminants. It was first described by Edward Doubleday in the book Travels in New Zealand.[3] The larvae feed on native grasses and herbaceous plants.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Diasemia |
| Species: | D. grammalis |
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References
- "Diasemia grammalis Doubleday, 1843". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- "Introduction to Pyraloidea families and subfamilies of New Zealand | Pyraloid Moths | Landcare Research". www.landcareresearch.co.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- Dieffenbach, E. (1843). "List of Annulose Animals hitherto recorded as found in New Zealand with descriptions of some new species by Messrs. Adam White and Edward Doubleday.". Travels in New Zealand: with contributions to the geography, geology, botany and natural history of the country. 2. London: John Murray. p. 287.
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