Diasemiodes nigralis

Diasemiodes nigralis
	Diasemiodes nigralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Diasemiodes
Species:	D. nigralis
Binomial name
	Diasemiodes nigralis; (Fernald, 1892)
Synonyms
	Pyrausta nigralis Fernald, 1892;

Diasemiodes nigralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Charles H. Fernald in 1892.[1][2] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida to Texas, with strays north to at least Michigan and Maryland.

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The wings are black. The outer line is represented by a nearly straight, snow-white stripe and a spot on the fold near the outer third of the hindmargin below a similar spot on the end of the cell. The hindwings have a small white spot at the base and another beyond the cell. There is an oblique stripe extending up from the anal angle.[3] Adults are on wing from May to October in most of the range, but year round in Florida.[4]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
"801273.00 – 5173 – Diasemiodes nigralis – (Fernald, 1892)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
Fernald, C. H. (1892). "New North American Microlepidoptera". The Canadian Entomologist. p. 178.
"801273.00 – 5173 – Diasemiodes nigralis – (Fernald, 1892)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 20, 2018.

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 20, 2018.

[2] "801273.00 – 5173 – Diasemiodes nigralis – (Fernald, 1892)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 20, 2018.

[3] Fernald, C. H. (1892). "New North American Microlepidoptera". The Canadian Entomologist. p. 178.

[4] "801273.00 – 5173 – Diasemiodes nigralis – (Fernald, 1892)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 20, 2018.