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Diastictis ventralis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Scientific name
  
Diastictis ventralis

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Diastictis

Rank
  
Species

Diastictis ventralis

Similar
  
Lygropia rivulalis, Herpetogramma thestealis, Herpetogramma aeglealis, Pantographa limata, Herpetogramma pertextalis

Diastictis ventralis, the white-spotted brown moth, is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in eastern North America.

The wingspan is about 22 mm. Adults have been recorded feeding on flower nectar of Centaurea jacea.

Subspecies

  • Diastictis ventralis ventralis (eastern North America)
  • Diastictis ventralis seamansi Munroe, 1956 (California)
  • References

    Diastictis ventralis Wikipedia