Diaphania arguta is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Julius Lederer in 1863. It is found in Florida,[1] Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Tobago, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, Brazil, Peru and Bolivia.

Diaphania arguta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Diaphania
Species:
D. arguta
Binomial name
Diaphania arguta
(Lederer, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Phacellura arguta Lederer, 1863

The length of the forewings is 7.5–9 mm for males and 8.5-9.3 mm for females.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ Clavijo Albertos, Jose Alejandro (November 1990). Systematics of black and white species of the genus Diaphania Hubner (1818) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Pyraustinae) (PhD). McGill University.