Dicymolomia metalophota explained

Dicymolomia metalophota is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1897.^[1] It is found in the south-eastern United States (Florida, South Carolina, Texas)^[2] and Guatemala south-east to Venezuela. It is also present in the Caribbean.

Adults have been recorded on wing year round.

The larvae possibly feed on Cajanus cajan.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nuss . M. . etal . 2003–2014 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . 2014-07-15.
2. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=4890 Moth Photographers Group
3. Solis . M. Alma . Maria Alma Solis . Adamski . David . 1998 . Review of the Costa Rican Glaphyriinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) . PDF . Journal of the New York Entomological Society . 106 . 1 . 1–55.