Diastictis ventralis

Diastictis ventralis, the white-spotted brown moth, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in eastern North America.[2]

Diastictis ventralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Diastictis
Species:
D. ventralis
Binomial name
Diastictis ventralis
(Grote and Robinson, 1867)[1]
Synonyms
  • Botys ventralis Grote and Robinson, 1867

The wingspan is about 22 mm. Adults have been recorded feeding on flower nectar of Centaurea jacea.

Subspecies
  • Diastictis ventralis ventralis (eastern North America)
  • Diastictis ventralis seamansi Munroe, 1956 (California)

References
  1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
  2. "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
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