Diaphania contactalis
Species of moth
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Diaphania contactalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1903.[1] It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia. The habitat consists of cloud forests.
| Diaphania contactalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Diaphania |
| Species: | D. contactalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Diaphania contactalis (Dognin, 1903) | |
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The length of the forewings is 11.9–13 mm for males and 12.1–13.3 mm for females.[2]