Cydalima diaphanalis

Cydalima diaphanalis
Scientific classification
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 Crambidae family. It was described by 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

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Cydalima at funet
  3. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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