Diaphania arguta explained

Diaphania arguta is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Julius Lederer in 1863. It is found in Florida,^[1] Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Tobago, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, Brazil, Peru and Bolivia.

The length of the forewings is 7.5–9 mm for males and 8.5-9.3 mm for females.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nuss . M. . etal . 2003–2014 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . July 15, 2014.
2. Clavijo Albertos . Jose Alejandro . November 1990 . Systematics of black and white species of the genus Diaphania Hubner (1818) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Pyraustinae) . McGill University . PhD.