Diasemiodes nigralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Charles H. Fernald in 1892.[1][2] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida to Texas, with strays north to at least Michigan and Maryland.
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The wingspan is about 18 mm. The wings are black. The outer line is represented by a nearly straight, snow-white stripe and a spot on the fold near the outer third of the hindmargin below a similar spot on the end of the cell. The hindwings have a small white spot at the base and another beyond the cell. There is an oblique stripe extending up from the anal angle.[3] Adults are on wing from May to October in most of the range, but year round in Florida.[4]
References edit
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- ^ "801273.00 – 5173 – Diasemiodes nigralis – (Fernald, 1892)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- ^ Fernald, C. H. (1892). "New North American Microlepidoptera". The Canadian Entomologist. p. 178.
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- ^ "801273.00 – 5173 – Diasemiodes nigralis – (Fernald, 1892)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
