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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths (Pyraloidea) » Crambid Snout Moths (Crambidae) » Spilomelinae » Margaroniini » Diaphania » Diaphania costata - Hodges#5216 (Diaphania costata)
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White moth 080217bar - Diaphania costata
Copyright © 2017 Cliff Ivy

White moth 080217bar - Diaphania costata
Arkansas River Valley, Barling, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA
August 2, 2017
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Contributed by Cliff Ivy on 2 August, 2017 - 10:58pm
Last updated 25 December, 2017 - 1:12pm

Moved
Moved from Palpita.
… Kyhl Austin, 25 December, 2017 - 1:12pm login or register to post comments

Diaphania costata or Kimball's palpita?
On second thoughts, Diaphania costata is just as likely.
… Richard Buist, 4 August, 2017 - 2:58pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Possibly which can be seen in Oklahoma, but I would not be comfortable making that species identification.
… A. Hendrickson, 4 August, 2017 - 10:27am login or register to post comments

 
Ann, note comments from Steve Nanz at
http://bugguide.net/node/view/829468#2448018
… Cliff Ivy, 8 August, 2017 - 9:01am login or register to post comments

 
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Cliff, I cannot call this one even with Steve's help. It is hard enough with a very clear image, and yours is blurred. It does look like it is a male from the thickened antenna bases. I did not realize that P. costata can have spots at cell.

If I read Steve's comments correctly he thinks, as I do that it is hard to rule out the more common P. quadristigmalis.

I have been looking for P. costata here and finally decided I don't have it although some specimens give me pause.
… A. Hendrickson, 8 August, 2017 - 10:07am login or register to post comments

 
I've had them in my yard
but this one appeared to be rather large. Maybe well fed when a caterpillar.

Not up to date on locale issue but this specimen appears to be a good fit.
… Cliff Ivy, 4 August, 2017 - 4:04pm login or register to post comments

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