Diaphania costata

Diaphania costata, the orange-shouldered sherbet moth or erroneously the white palpita moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is widely dispersed, being found in the Indomalayan realm, as well as Europe. It is also found in Mexico and Texas, possibly having been introduced accidentally.

Diaphania costata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Diaphania
Species:
D. costata
Binomial name
Diaphania costata
(Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena costata Fabricius, 1794
  • Margarodes aurocostalis GuenĂ©e, 1854
  • Margarodes imitalis Geunee, 1854
  • Stemorrhages costata (Fabricius, 1794)

It is a small moth (less than 20 mm wingspan) with translucent white wings, and a gold line on the front edge of the forewing.

  • Quinn, Mike (December 20, 2017). "Species Diaphania costata - Hodges#5216". BugGuide. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  • "Stemorrhages costata (Fabricius, 1794)". Insecta.pro. Retrieved February 5, 2020.


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