Diaphania semaphoralis

Diaphania semaphoralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Diaphania
Species: D. semaphoralis
Binomial name
Diaphania semaphoralis
(Dognin, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Glyphodes semaphoralis Dognin, 1903

Diaphania semaphoralis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Dognin in 1903.[1] It is found in Costa Rica, Colombia, Bolivia, French Guiana and Peru.

The length of the forewings is 13-16 mm and 15 mm for females. The forewings are dark-brown with a light purp1e gloss and a white transparent a1most triangular band. The hindwings have a white transparent band occupying three quarters of the wing.[2]

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