| Diaphania contactalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Diaphania |
| Species: | D. contactalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Diaphania contactalis (Dognin, 1903) | |
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Diaphania contactalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1903. It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia. The habitat consists of cloud forests.
The length of the forewings is 11.9–13 mm for males and 12.1–13.3 mm for females.
References
- Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- Clavijo Albertos, Jose Alejandro (November 1990). Systematics of black and white species of the genus Diaphania Hubner (1818) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Pyraustinae) (PhD). McGill University.
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| Diaphania contactalis | |
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