Biology:Cydalima diaphanalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Cydalima diaphanalis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Cydalima
Species:
C. diaphanalis
Binomial name
Cydalima diaphanalis
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Walker, 1866 Walker, 1866
  • Butler, 1882 Botys fuscinervalis
  • Margaronia diaphanalis Snellen, 1895
  • Botys margaronialis Margaronia plumifera

Cydalima diaphanalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866.[1] It is found in Burma, Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Kepulauan Aru, Papua New Guinea), on the Solomon Islands[2] and in Thailand and Australia , where it has been recorded from Queensland and South Australia.

The wings are white with a small black dot near the middle. The forewings have a brown costa and there are black dots on the margin near the wingtip.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q19596620 entry