Diastictis ventralis

Diastictis ventralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Diastictis
Species:	D. ventralis
Binomial name
	Diastictis ventralis; (Grote and Robinson, 1867)
Synonyms
	Botys ventralisGrote and Robinson, 1867;

Last updated August 13, 2025

Diastictis ventralis, the white-spotted brown moth, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in eastern North America.^[2]

The wingspan is about 22 mm. Adults have been recorded feeding on flower nectar of Centaurea jacea .

Subspecies

Diastictis ventralis ventralis (eastern North America)
Diastictis ventralis seamansiMunroe, 1956 (California)

References

↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
↑ "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-13.

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[1] "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-13.

[2] "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-13.

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