Diaphania hyalinata

Diaphania hyalinata
	Larva
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Diaphania
Species:	D. hyalinata
Binomial name
	Diaphania hyalinata; (Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms
	Phalaena Geometra hyalina ; Phakellura hyalinatalis Guenée, 1854 ; Phalaena Pyralis marginalis Stoll in Cramer & Stoll, 1781 ; Pyralis lucernalis Hübner, 1796 ; Pyralis zapillitalis Weyenbergh, 1873 ; Pyralis sapillitalis Weyenbergh, 1873 ; Glyphodes niveocilia Hampson, 1898 ;

Diaphania hyalinata, the melonworm moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in eastern North America,^[2] south to Central and South America, including Suriname and the Caribbean.^[3]

The wingspan is 27–30 mm. Adults are on wing from October to November in the northern part of the range and all year round in multiple generations in Florida and further south.

References

^ "mothphotographersgroup". Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
^ "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
^ "Factsheet at Florida Featured Creatures". Entomology.ifas.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2011-10-13.

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[1] "mothphotographersgroup". Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2011-10-13.

[2] "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-13.

[3] "Factsheet at Florida Featured Creatures". Entomology.ifas.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2011-10-13.

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