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Diaphania gilvidorsis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Diaphania

Diaphania gilvidorsis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by E. Hering in 1906. It is found in Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru.

The length of the forewings is 14-17 mm. The male forewings have brown costal and external bands that are darker than those on the hindwings. There is a translucent white area with some yellowish scale on the disc and numerous ones on the anal margin. There is a light brown external band on the hindwings, as well as a translucent white area with few yellowish scales.

References

Diaphania gilvidorsis Wikipedia