Diathrausta harlequinalis

Diathrausta harlequinalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Crambidae
Genus:Diathrausta
Species: D. harlequinalis
Binomial name
Diathrausta harlequinalis
Dyar, 1913

Diathrausta harlequinalis, the harlequin webworm moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1913. It is found in North America in Mexico,[1] Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

The wingspan is 13 mm. Adults have been recorded from March to October.[2]

Subspecies

  • Diathrausta harlequinalis harlequinalis
  • Diathrausta harlequinalis amaura Munroe, 1956
  • Diathrausta harlequinalis lauta Munroe, 1956
  • Diathrausta harlequinalis montana Haimbach, 1915

References

  1. ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University



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