Diaphania hyalinata | |
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Larva | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Diaphania |
Species: | D. hyalinata
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Binomial name | |
Diaphania hyalinata | |
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Diaphania hyalinata, the melonworm moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in eastern North America,[2] south to Central and South America, including Suriname and the Caribbean.[3]
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The wingspan is 27–30 mm. Adults are on wing from October to November in the northern part of the range and all year round in multiple generations in Florida and further south.
References
[edit]- ^ "mothphotographersgroup". Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ "Factsheet at Florida Featured Creatures". Entomology.ifas.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2011-10-13.