Diaphania contactalis explained

Diaphania contactalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1903.^[1] It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia. The habitat consists of cloud forests.

The length of the forewings is 11.9–13 mm for males and 12.1–13.3 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.