Dipha

Dipha is a monotypic snout moth genus described by N. Arakaki and Yutaka Yoshiyasu in 1988. Its single species, Dipha aphidivora, was described by Edward Meyrick in 1934.[1] It is found in India, China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Java and Japan.

Dipha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Dipha

Arakaki & Yoshiyasu, 1988
Species:
D. aphidivora
Binomial name
Dipha aphidivora
(Meyrick, 1934)
Synonyms
  • Melitene aphidivora Meyrick, 1934
  • Acrobasis aphidivora
  • Isauria aphidivora
  • Cryptoblabes aphidivora
  • Conobathra aphidivora
  • Cryptoblabes aphidivora Yoshiyasu & Ohara, 1982

The larvae feed on aphids. Young larvae are grayish white but later turn greenish with silvery lining on the dorsal side of the body. The body is covered with prominent white hairs. The larval period lasts for 20–26 days and pupation takes place inside a straw-colored silken cocoon. The pupa is cylindrical and reddish.

References
  1. Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Mally, Richard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Bauer, Franziska; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Schouten, Rob; Li, Houhun; Trofimova, Tatiana; Solis, M. Alma; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 17, 2017.


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