Diaphania hyalinata

TaxID: 1209549

Basic Information

Diaphania hyalinata

Melonworm, melonworm

Diaphania hyalinata, the melonworm moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in eastern North America, south to Central and South America, including Suriname and the Caribbean. The wingspan is 27 C30 mm. Adults are on wing from October to November in the northern part of the range and all year round in multiple generations in Florida and further south.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Lepidoptera

Crambidae

Diaphania

hyalinata

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

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Diaphania hyalinata
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(c) Jeff O'Connell@BY-NC
Diaphania hyalinata
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(c) lewisbholmes@BY-NC
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(c) Toga@BY-NC

Morphological Features

Adult wingspan 26–29 mm. Forewing dark brown marginal band straight until the inner margin, not expanding anteriorly before reaching the inner margin.

Source: GBIF Life Stage: Adult Source Type: Taxonomic treatment
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Plazi taxonomic treatment

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (3 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Chile Quarantine pests 2019
Japan Quarantine pests —
Republic of Korea Quarantine pests —

Distribution (28 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Argentina Present —
Belize Present —
Bermuda Present —
Brazil Present —
Canada Present —
Colombia Present —
Costa Rica Present —
Cuba Present —
Dominica Present —
Dominican Republic Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

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