Diacme adipaloides, the darker diacme moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1867.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.[2][3] Adults have been recorded year round.

Diacme adipaloides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Diacme
Species:
D. adipaloides
Binomial name
Diacme adipaloides
(Grote & Robinson, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Botys adipaloides Grote & Robinson, 1867

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ "801350.00 – 5143 – Diacme adipaloides – Darker Diacme Moth – (Grote & Robinson, 1867)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  3. ^ Murray, Tom (December 26, 2017). "Species Diacme adipaloides - Darker Diacme Moth - Hodges#5143". BugGuide. Retrieved August 9, 2018.