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Diaphania hyalinata

Diaphania hyalinata


Family: Crambidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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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 27–30 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.

Source: Wikipedia, article Diaphania hyalinata. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 15/07/2026.





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Species photographs

Count: 37

Foto
Photography ID: 587943
  Adult

Carcarañá
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/05/2019
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 576758
  Adult

Ascensión
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/17/2024
Javier Villamil
Foto
Photography ID: 571708
  Adult

Ituzaingó
Corrientes
Argentina
02/18/2024
Fernando Bernasconi
Foto
Photography ID: 479879
  Adult

Andalgalá
Catamarca
Argentina
04/08/2011
Miguel Bean
Foto
Photography ID: 477912
  Adult

Alunail@nds
La Rioja
Argentina
01/03/2022
Ramón Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 477911
  Adult

Alunail@nds
La Rioja
Argentina
01/03/2022
Ramón Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 447156
  Adult

Campo Ramón
Misiones
Argentina
04/01/2013
Claudio Mendez
Foto
Photography ID: 445512
  Adult

Parque Provincial Chancaní
Córdoba
Argentina
03/29/2021
Silvio Lamothe
Foto
Photography ID: 443638
  Adult

Departamento de Paraná
Entre Ríos
Argentina
05/06/2021
Mirta Sly



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Species videos

Count: 1


Video ID: 1416
  Adult

Godoy Cruz
Mendoza
Argentina
03/29/2016
Javier Persia


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Species records

Count: 38



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
201242617/03/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresAscensiónJavier Villamil
197650618/02/2024ArgentinaCorrientesB° Gral. Belgrano, ItuzaingóFernando Bernasconi
178067705/06/2023ArgentinaMisionesSeccional Uruzú, Parque Provincial Urugua-íSergio Gabriel Borrillo
164020623/08/2022ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la SelvaEduardo Nadal
163368015/08/2022ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Urugua-íDaniel Osvaldo Fernández
152668303/01/2022ArgentinaLa RiojaAlunail@ndsRamón Vera
139929306/05/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosQuebracho, Departamento de ParanáMirta Sly
139770728/04/2021ArgentinaLa RiojaMalligastaFederico Carlos Izasa
140586529/03/2021ArgentinaCórdobaPicada diagonal, Parque Provincial ChancaníSilvio Lamothe
137899814/03/2021ArgentinaCórdobaB° Quebrada de las Rosas, CórdobaRicardo Medel
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Diaphania hyalinata – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 24/09/2026.