Diaphania elegans is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1890. It is found in Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Cuba, Costa Rica, Panama, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and southern Texas. It is also found in South America, where it has been recorded from Venezuela, Trinidad, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Diaphania elegans being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Crambidae
- Genus
- Diaphania
- Species
- Diaphania elegans
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