Biology:Diastictis ventralis
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Diastictis |
| Species: | D. ventralis
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| Diastictis ventralis (Grote and Robinson, 1867)[1]
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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 seamansi Munroe, 1956 (California)
References
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- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fPages%2fReports%2fTaxonomyReport.aspx. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ↑ "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. http://bugguide.net/node/view/223111. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
Wikidata ☰ Q5272100 entry
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