Diplopseustis perieresalis

Diplopseustis perieresalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is widespread in the Oriental region, Australia and New Zealand, but was introduced to the Western Palaearctic realm, where it quickly expanded its range,[2] and where it is now found in Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Switzerland, Spain,[3] Portugal and the Canary Islands. In the Afrotropics, it has been recorded from Sudan.[4]

Diplopseustis perieresalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Diplopseustis[1]
Species:
D. perieresalis
Binomial name
Diplopseustis perieresalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Ambia perieresalis Walker, 1859
  • Cymoriza minima Butler, 1881
  • Sufetula nana Warren, 1896

The wingspan is about 15 mm.[5]

The larvae possibly feed on Carex secta.

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  2. The exotic pyraloid moth Diplopseustis perieresalis (Walker) expanding in the West Palaearctic Region (Crambidae: Spilomelinae)
  3. Fauna Europaea
  4. Afro Moths
  5. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2012-03-20.

[[Category:Moths of Europe]


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