Diacme adipaloides

Diacme adipaloides, the darker diacme moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1867.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.[2]

Diacme adipaloides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Diacme
Species:
D. adipaloides
Binomial name
Diacme adipaloides
(Grote & Robinson, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Botys adipaloides Grote & Robinson, 1867

The wingspan is about 18 mm. Adults resemble Diacme elealis, but the forewings are darker and grayish brown with irregular pale orange bands. The hindwings are paler yellow with a wide brown border.[3] Adults have been recorded year round.

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. "801350.00 – 5143 – Diacme adipaloides – Darker Diacme Moth – (Grote & Robinson, 1867)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  3. Murray, Tom (December 26, 2017). "Species Diacme adipaloides - Darker Diacme Moth - Hodges#5143". BugGuide. Retrieved August 9, 2018.


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