Cydalima diaphanalis

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Cydalima diaphanalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Cydalima
Species:
C. diaphanalis
Binomial name
Cydalima diaphanalis
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Margaronia diaphanalisWalker, 1866
  • Botys fuscinervalisSnellen, 1895
  • Botys margaronialisWalker, 1866
  • Margaronia plumiferaButler, 1882

Cydalima diaphanalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. [1] It is found in Burma, Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Kepulauan Aru, Papua New Guinea), on the Solomon Islands [2] and in Thailand and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and South Australia.

The wings are white with a small black dot near the middle. The forewings have a brown costa and there are black dots on the margin near the wingtip. [3]

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References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Cydalima diaphanalis (Walker, [1866])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  3. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia