Darker diacme moth

Diacme adipaloides

''Diacme adipaloides'', the darker diacme moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. 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.
Dark Diacme - Diacme adipaloides WS: ~15 mm. FW is grayish brown with irregular pale orange bands. HW is paler yellow with a wide brown border. Habitat: Attracted to a light in a semi-rural area Darker diacme moth,Diacme adipaloides,Geotagged,Spring,United States,moth

Appearance

The wingspan is about 18 mm. Adults resemble ''Diacme elealis'', but the forewings are darker and grayish brown with irregular pale orange bands. The hindwings are paler yellow with a wide brown border. Adults have been recorded year round.
Diacme adipaloides Dapa, Valle Del Cauca, 2100m Darker diacme moth,Diacme adipaloides

Naming

It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1867.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyCrambidae
GenusDiacme
SpeciesD. adipaloides
Photographed in
Colombia
United States of America