Diasemia monostigma Hampson, 1913 is a animal in the Crambidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Diasemia monostigma Hampson, 1913

Diasemia monostigma Hampson, 1913

The black wedge pyrale (Diasemia monostigma) is a Crambidae moth found in South and East Africa and nearby Indian Ocean islands.

Family
Genus
Diasemia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Diasemia monostigma Hampson, 1913

Diasemia monostigma Hampson, 1913, commonly called the black wedge pyrale, is a species of moth that belongs to the family Crambidae. This species occurs in South Africa and East Africa, and is also found on islands of the Indian Ocean.

Photo: (c) Alan Manson, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Alan Manson · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Crambidae Diasemia

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