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Diaphania perspicillalis (Zeller, 1852)

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Higher taxa:	Crambidae (family)/ Spilomelinae (subfamily)/ Margaroniini (tribe)/ Diaphania (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Zeller, 1852)
Citation:	[Eudioptis] Perspicillalis
Original genus:	Eudioptis
Publication:	Zeller P. C. 1852b. Lepidoptera Microptera, quae J. A. Wahlberg in Caffrorum terra collegit.
Journal:	Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Nye Handlingar
Volume:	(Ser. 3) 40
Issue:
Pagination:	53–54
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34531697

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Diaphania perspicillalis (1)

Taxonomic note:

Formerly regarded as a synonym of the Oriental Botis bicolor Swainson, 1821. Transferred to Diaphania as a separate species by K. V. N. Maes (2025c: 85).

Maes K. V. N. 2025c. Studies on Crambidae IX—On the identity of Botis bicolor Swainson, [1821], its generic placement, some related species, and a new species from South Africa (Pyraloidea, Crambidae, Spilomelinae).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Diaphania perspicillalis (Zeller, 1852)	Syntype	♀	SNHM	Syntypes ♀, SNHM.	South Africa	South Africa, "Patria communis cum priore" [= "Habitat in tractibus fluviorum Limpoponis et Gariepis"], leg. J. A. Wahlberg.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication
Diaphania perspicillalis (Zeller, 1852)	Angola		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 72 (as bicolor)
Diaphania perspicillalis (Zeller, 1852)	Cameroon		Strand E. 1912j. Neue afrikanische Pyralididen [sic] der Gattung Glyphodes Gn. page 70 (as bicoloralis)
Diaphania perspicillalis (Zeller, 1852)	Chad		Maes K. V. N. 2025c. Studies on Crambidae IX—On the identity of Botis bicolor Swainson, [1821], its generic placement, some related species, and a new species from South Africa (Pyraloidea, Crambidae, Spilomelinae). page 85
Diaphania perspicillalis (Zeller, 1852)	Congo		Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). page 155 (as bicoloralis)
Diaphania perspicillalis (Zeller, 1852)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	North Kivu	Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). page 155 (as bicolor)
Diaphania perspicillalis (Zeller, 1852)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Bas Congo	Aurivillius C. 1906. Verzeichnis von Lepidopteren, gesammelt bei Mukimbungu am unteren Kongo von Herrn E. Laman. Zweite und dritte Sendung. page 16 (as bicolor)
Diaphania perspicillalis (Zeller, 1852)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the		Strand E. 1918c. Über einige Heterocera der Familien Arctiidae, Lymantriidae, Geometridae, Saturniidae, Lasiocampidae, Pyralididae [sic] und Aegeriidae aus Belgisch Kongo. page 42 (as bicoloralis)
Diaphania perspicillalis (Zeller, 1852)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Katanga	Maes K. V. N. 2025c. Studies on Crambidae IX—On the identity of Botis bicolor Swainson, [1821], its generic placement, some related species, and a new species from South Africa (Pyraloidea, Crambidae, Spilomelinae). page 85
Diaphania perspicillalis (Zeller, 1852)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Kinshasa	Maes K. V. N. 2025c. Studies on Crambidae IX—On the identity of Botis bicolor Swainson, [1821], its generic placement, some related species, and a new species from South Africa (Pyraloidea, Crambidae, Spilomelinae). page 85
Diaphania perspicillalis (Zeller, 1852)	Côte d'Ivoire		Maes K. V. N. 2025c. Studies on Crambidae IX—On the identity of Botis bicolor Swainson, [1821], its generic placement, some related species, and a new species from South Africa (Pyraloidea, Crambidae, Spilomelinae). page 85
Diaphania perspicillalis (Zeller, 1852)	Gabon		Maes K. V. N. 2025c. Studies on Crambidae IX—On the identity of Botis bicolor Swainson, [1821], its generic placement, some related species, and a new species from South Africa (Pyraloidea, Crambidae, Spilomelinae). page 85
Diaphania perspicillalis (Zeller, 1852)	Gambia		page R. Goff
Diaphania perspicillalis (Zeller, 1852)	Liberia		Poltavsky A. N., Sáfián Sz., Simonics G., Kravchenko V. D. & Müller G. C. 2019. The Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) fauna in the Liberian Nimba Mountains, West Africa, at the end of the dry season. page 23 (as bicolor)
Diaphania perspicillalis (Zeller, 1852)	Mali		Poltavsky A. N., Kravchenko V. D., Traore M. M., Traore S. F., Gergely P., Witt T. J., Sulak H., Beck R. H.-T., Junnila A., Revay E. E., Doumbia S., Beier J. C. & Müller G. C. 2018b. The Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) fauna of the woody savannah belt in Mali, West Africa. page 49 (as bicolor)
Diaphania perspicillalis (Zeller, 1852)	Mozambique		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 72 (as bicolor)
Diaphania perspicillalis (Zeller, 1852)	Namibia		Maes K. V. N. 2025c. Studies on Crambidae IX—On the identity of Botis bicolor Swainson, [1821], its generic placement, some related species, and a new species from South Africa (Pyraloidea, Crambidae, Spilomelinae). page 85
Diaphania perspicillalis (Zeller, 1852)	Rwanda		page RMCA
Diaphania perspicillalis (Zeller, 1852)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 128 (map – as bicoloralis)
Diaphania perspicillalis (Zeller, 1852)	South Africa	Gauteng	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 128 (map – as bicoloralis)
Diaphania perspicillalis (Zeller, 1852)	South Africa	Mpumalanga	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 128 (map – as bicoloralis)
Diaphania perspicillalis (Zeller, 1852)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 128 (as bicoloralis)
Diaphania perspicillalis (Zeller, 1852)	South Africa	Limpopo	Maes K. V. N. 2025c. Studies on Crambidae IX—On the identity of Botis bicolor Swainson, [1821], its generic placement, some related species, and a new species from South Africa (Pyraloidea, Crambidae, Spilomelinae). page 85
Diaphania perspicillalis (Zeller, 1852)	Tanzania		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 72 (as bicolor)
Diaphania perspicillalis (Zeller, 1852)	Uganda		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 72 (as bicolor)
Diaphania perspicillalis (Zeller, 1852)	Zimbabwe		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 72 (as bicolor)

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Diaphania perspicillalis (Zeller, 1852)	Secamone sp.	Apocynaceae	South Africa	Staude H. S., Mecenero S., Oberprieler R., Sharp A., Sharp I., Williams M. C. & MacLean M. 2016. An illustrated report on the larvae and adults of 962 African Lepidoptera species. Results of the Caterpillar Rearing Group: a novel, collaborative method of rearing and recording lepidopteran life-histories. page S279

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Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Diaphania bicoloralis (Strand, 1912)	(Strand, 1912)	species	Synonym	Glyphodes bicoloralis