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Palpita costata

Synonyms: Palpita punctalis

Wikipedia Abstract

Diaphania costata, commonly known as the white palpita moth, is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is widely disperesed, being found in the Indomalaya ecozone, as well as Europe. It is also found in Mexico and Texas, possibly having been introduced accidentally. It is a small moth (less than 20 mm wingspan) with translucent white wings, and a gold line on the front edge of the forewing.
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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