| Diploptalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Diploptalis Hampson, 1919 |
| Species: | D. metallescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Diploptalis metallescens | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
Genus synonymy
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