Diaphania exclusalis

Diaphania exclusalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Diaphania
Species:	D. exclusalis
Binomial name
	Diaphania exclusalis; (Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
	Phakellura exclusalis Walker, 1865;

Diaphania exclusalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Colombia,[1] Venezuela, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica and Mexico.[2]

The length of the forewings is 12.5–14 mm for males and 12.1–14 mm for females. The forewings are brown with an oval translucent band. The hindwings are brown with a quadrangle translucent band and with long hair-like curved scales on the anal margin.[3]

References

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

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[3] Clavijo Albertos, Jose Alejandro (November 1990). Systematics of black and white species of the genus Diaphania Hubner (1818) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Pyraustinae) (PhD). McGill University.