| Diacme phyllisalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Diacme |
| Species: | D. phyllisalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Diacme phyllisalis (Walker, 1859) | |
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Diacme phyllisalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Jamaica, [1] Cuba and Mexico, [2] as well the southeastern United States, where it has been recorded from Florida and Georgia. [3]
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