Cydalima diaphanalis

Cydalima diaphanalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Cydalima
Species:	C. diaphanalis
Binomial name
	Cydalima diaphanalis; (Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
	Margaronia diaphanalis Walker, 1866 ; Botys fuscinervalis Snellen, 1895 ; Botys margaronialis Walker, 1866 ; Margaronia plumifera Butler, 1882 ;

Cydalima diaphanalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866.^[1] It is found in Burma, Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Kepulauan Aru, Papua New Guinea), on the Solomon Islands^[2] and in Thailand and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and South Australia.

The wings are white with a small black dot near the middle. The forewings have a brown costa and there are black dots on the margin near the wingtip.^[3]

References[edit]

^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
^ Savela, Markku. "Cydalima diaphanalis (Walker, [1866])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
^ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] Savela, Markku. "Cydalima diaphanalis (Walker, [1866])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 24, 2018.

[3] Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia

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