Diasemiodes nigralis

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.

Diasemiodes nigralis
Diasemiodes nigralis
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D. nigralis
Binomial name
Diasemiodes nigralis
(Fernald, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Pyrausta nigralis Fernald, 1892

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

  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. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. "801273.00 – 5173 – Diasemiodes nigralis – (Fernald, 1892)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 20, 2018.


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