Kingdom Animalia Family Crambidae Genus Diacme Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Nomophila nearctica, Hymenia perspectalis, Anageshna primordialis, Udea rubigalis, Pyrausta acrionalis | ||
Diacme elealis, the paler diacme moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1859. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Virginia to Florida, west to Kentucky and Texas. It is also found on Puerto Rico and Bermuda.
The wingspan is 17-23 mm. The forewings are yellow, marked with irregular purplish brown bands. Both the fore- and hindwings have a broad dark border. Adults are on wing from April to September.
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