Biology:Diasemia grammalis
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Short description: Species of moth
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Diasemia |
| Species: | D. grammalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Diasemia grammalis Doubleday, 1843[1]
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Diasemia grammalis is a moth of the family Crambidae.[1] It is endemic to New Zealand.[2] Adults are orchard or packhouse contaminants. It was first described by Edward Doubleday in the book Travels in New Zealand.[3] The larvae feed on native grasses and herbaceous plants.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Diasemia grammalis Doubleday, 1843". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/98fb7f63-77e6-4f7b-b73b-0269c263e8c2. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ↑ Hoare, Robert (2012). "Introduction to Pyraloidea families and subfamilies of New Zealand" (in en). Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/resources/identification/animals/large-moths/image-gallery/pyraloid-moths/pyraloidea-introduction. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ↑ Dieffenbach, E. (1843). "List of Annulose Animals hitherto recorded as found in New Zealand with descriptions of some new species by Messrs. Adam White and Edward Doubleday.". Travels in New Zealand: with contributions to the geography, geology, botany and natural history of the country.. 2. London: John Murray. pp. 287. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/20760264.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5272062 entry
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