| Diaphania damalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Diaphania |
| Species: | D. damalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Diaphania damalis (H. Druce, 1895) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Diaphania damalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1895. It is found in Panama. [1]
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