Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Diastictis | |
Similar Herpetogramma thestealis, Lygropia, Herpetogramma pertextalis, Herpetogramma bipunctalis, Herpetogramma phaeopteralis | ||
Diastictis fracturalis, the fractured western snout moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Zeller in 1872. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California to South Dakota, Colorado and Louisiana. It is also found in Mexico (Sonora, Guerrero, Jalisco).
The length of the forewings is 9.5-14.5 mm. The wings are pale tan to dark brown with highly variable silvery markings, ranging from small, isolated spots to elongated, connected spots. Adults are on wing from February to October.
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