Diacme mopsalis

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Mopsalis diacme moth
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Diacme
Species:
D. mopsalis
Binomial name
Diacme mopsalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Botys mopsalisWalker, 1859
  • Botys mettiusalisWalker, 1859
  • Botys togalisLederer, 1863
  • Paratalanta griseicinctalisHampson, 1913
  • Diacme griseicinctusKimball, 1965

Diacme mopsalis, the mopsalis diacme moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in South America (including Venezuela), Central America, the Antilles (including Cuba, Jamaica, the Bahamas) [1] and the southern United States, where it has been recorded from Arizona, Florida, Oklahoma and Texas.

Adults have been recorded year round in Florida.

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.