Diaphania semaphoralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1903.[1] It is found in Costa Rica, Colombia, Bolivia, French Guiana and Peru.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Diaphania |
| Species: | D. semaphoralis
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| Diaphania semaphoralis (Dognin, 1903)
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The length of the forewings is 13–16 mm and 15 mm for females.[2]
References edit
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ Clavijo Albertos, Jose Alejandro (November 1990). Systematics of black and white species of the genus Diaphania Hubner (1818) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Pyraustinae) (PhD). McGill University.