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Dicymolomia metalophota

Synonyms: Dicymolomia argentipunctalis; Dicymolomia consortalis

Wikipedia Abstract

Dicymolomia metalophota is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1897. It is found in the south-eastern United States (Florida, South Carolina, Texas) and Guatemala south-east to Venezuela. It is also present in the Caribbean. The apical and tornal areas of the forewings are brownish-orange, as is the antemedial line. Adults have been recorded on wing year round. The larvae possibly feed on Cajanus cajan.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0