Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851)

Alipanah, Helen & Slamka, František, 2023, A revision of the subfamily Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) in Iran with description of a new species, Zootaxa 5248 (1), pp. 1-70 : 30

Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851)

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Material examined. 15 ÔÔ 3 ♀♀: Hormozgân Prov.: 2 ÔÔ, Geno Mt., Bâgh Tang , 410 m, 8.v.1977, Pâzuki leg. ; 6 ÔÔ 2 ♀♀, Isin , 130 m, 28.–30.iv.1977, Pâzuki, Hâshemi leg. (gen. prep. HA-2727, HMIM) , 1 Ô, Minâb, Gurband , 50 m, 28.–31.xii.1999, Badii, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg. , 2 ÔÔ, Minâb, Râvang , N 24°4 ΄03.6″, E 57°10 ΄22.9″, 34 m, 4.v.2016, Afsariân, Mozhdehi leg. ; Kermân Prov.: 3 ÔÔ, Jiroft, Bam , 8.v.2002, Nâmvar leg. , 1 ♀, Jiroft, Narâb , 15.–17.xi.1999, Badii, Barâri, Mofidi-Neyestânak leg. ; Zanjân Prov.: 1 Ô, Zanjân, Âbbar , N 36°55 ΄19.2″, E 48°59 ΄32.89″, 1156 m, 21.vii.2010, Âlipanâh leg.

Distribution. Native in subtropics and tropics, mainly in SE Asia. It is also reported from America, rarely in tropical America, Europe (Canary Islands and Madeira,? Denmark,?S England) ( Slamka 2013), and Iran ( Namvar & Alipanah 2002).

Remarks. This species is known as a cucurbit pest in Iran that feeds mainly on the leaves, stems, flowers and fruits of cucumber and melon in Kerman Province ( Namvar & Alipanah 2002).

Genus Cydalima Lederer, 1863

Figures

FIGURE 11. A) Antigastra catalaunalis (Duponchel), female. B) Hodebertia testalis (Fabricius), female. C) Palpita vitrealis (Rossi), male. D) Diaphania indica (Saunders), male. E) Cydalima perspectalis (Walker), male. F) Glyphodes pyloalis Walker, female (scale bar = 10.0 mm).