Summary ²

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.

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1. (c) Annika Lindqvist, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Annika Lindqvist
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaphania_costata

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