Diastictis ventralis

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Diastictis ventralis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Diastictis
Species:
D. ventralis
Binomial name
Diastictis ventralis
(Grote and Robinson, 1867) [1]
Synonyms
  • Botys ventralisGrote and Robinson, 1867

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

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References

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