Diaphania hyalinata

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Melonworm moth
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Larva
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Diaphania
Species:
D. hyalinata
Binomial name
Diaphania hyalinata
Synonyms
  • Phalaena Geometra hyalina
  • Phakellura hyalinatalisGuenée, 1854
  • Phalaena Pyralis marginalisStoll in Cramer & Stoll, 1781
  • Pyralis lucernalisHübner, 1796
  • Pyralis zapillitalisWeyenbergh, 1873
  • Pyralis sapillitalisWeyenbergh, 1873
  • Glyphodes niveociliaHampson, 1898

Diaphania hyalinata, the melonworm moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in eastern North America, [2] south to Central and South America, including Suriname and the Caribbean. [3]

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Damage
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Pupa of Diaphania hyalinata on a squash leaf

The wingspan is 27–30 mm. Adults are on wing from October to November in the northern part of the range and all year round in multiple generations in Florida and further south.

References

  1. "mothphotographersgroup". Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
  2. "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
  3. "Factsheet at Florida Featured Creatures". Entomology.ifas.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2011-10-13.