Diacme mopsalis

Mopsalis diacme moth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Diacme
Species:
D. mopsalis
Binomial name
Diacme mopsalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Botys mopsalis Walker, 1859
  • Botys mettiusalis Walker, 1859
  • Botys togalis Lederer, 1863
  • Paratalanta griseicinctalis Hampson, 1913
  • Diacme griseicinctus Kimball, 1965

Diacme mopsalis, the mopsalis diacme moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in South America (including Venezuela), Central America, the Antilles (including Cuba, Jamaica, the Bahamas) and the southern United States, where it has been recorded from Arizona, Florida, Oklahoma and Texas.

Adults have been recorded year round in Florida.

References

  1. ↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.