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Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851)

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Higher taxa: Crambidae (family)/  Spilomelinae (subfamily)/  Margaroniini (tribe)/  Diaphania (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Saunders, 1851)
Citation:E.[udioptes] [sic] Indica
Original genus:Eudioptis
Publication:Saunders W. W. 1851. On insects injurious to the cotton plant.
Journal:Transactions of the entomological Society of London
Volume:(2) 1
Issue:5
Pagination:163–164; pl. 12, figs 5–7
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16324423
Name(English):Cucumber Moth
Name(French):La pyrale des cucurbitacées
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Lectotype OUMNH Lectotype ♂, OUMNH. Indonesia [Indonesia], Java.
Distribution note:

Australasian: Australia, Fiji, Marquesas, Tahiti; Nearctic: U.S.A. (Florida); Oriental: India, Indonesia (Borneo, Java), New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan; Palaearctic: Canary Islands, China, Japan, Korea.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Angola Snellen P. C. T. 1881. Verslag. page 234 (as capensis)
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) British Indian Ocean Territory Chagos Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 309
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Cabo Verde São Vicente Viette P. 1958b. Resultats de l'expédition zoologique du Professor Dr. Håkan Lindberg aux îles du Cap Vert durant l'hiver 1953–54. No 18. Lépidoptères Tinéides (s.l.) et Pyrales. page 9
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Cabo Verde Santo Antão Viette P. 1958b. Resultats de l'expédition zoologique du Professor Dr. Håkan Lindberg aux îles du Cap Vert durant l'hiver 1953–54. No 18. Lépidoptères Tinéides (s.l.) et Pyrales. page 9
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Cabo Verde Boavista Viette P. 1958b. Resultats de l'expédition zoologique du Professor Dr. Håkan Lindberg aux îles du Cap Vert durant l'hiver 1953–54. No 18. Lépidoptères Tinéides (s.l.) et Pyrales. page 9
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Cabo Verde Brava Viette P. 1958b. Resultats de l'expédition zoologique du Professor Dr. Håkan Lindberg aux îles du Cap Vert durant l'hiver 1953–54. No 18. Lépidoptères Tinéides (s.l.) et Pyrales. page 9
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Cameroon Strand E. 1913d. Zoologische Ergebnisse der Expedition des Herrn G. Tessmann nach Süd-Kamerun und Spanisch-Guinea. Lepidoptera IV. (Verschiedene Familien). page 76
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Comoros Mayotte (Maore) Hampson G. F. 1908a. On the moths collected during the cruise of the "Valhalla" during the winter 1905–06 by Mr. E. G. B. Meade-Waldo. page 479
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the North Kivu Ghesquière J. 1940c. Quelques microlépidoptères gelechiadae congolais. page 157
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Snellen P. C. T. 1872. Bijdrage tot de vlinder-fauna van Neder-Guinea, zuidwestelijk gedeelte van Afrika. page 94 (as capensis)
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) 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
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Ghesquière J. 1940c. Quelques microlépidoptères gelechiadae congolais. page 157
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Ghesquière J. 1940c. Quelques microlépidoptères gelechiadae congolais. page 157
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Equateur Ghesquière J. 1940c. Quelques microlépidoptères gelechiadae congolais. page 157
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Ethiopia Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 309
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Gambia Druce H. 1887a. Lepidoptera Heterocera. – In: Moloney A. C., Sketch of the forestry of West Africa with particular reference to its present principal commercial products. page 505
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Kenya Butler A. G. 1894b. On a collection of Lepidoptera from British East Africa, made by Dr. J. W. Gregory between the months of March and August, 1893. page 591
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) 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 21
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Madagascar Boisduval J. B. A. 1833b. Faune entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptères. Avec des notes sur les moeurs, par M. Sganzin. page 118 (as hyalinalis)
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Malawi Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 309
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Maldives Hulule Meyrick E. 1897b. Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera. XVII. Elachistidae. page 125
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) 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. 2018a. Biodiversity and seasonality of Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) in the woody savannah belt in Mali. page 73
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Mauritius Boisduval J. B. A. 1833b. Faune entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptères. Avec des notes sur les moeurs, par M. Sganzin. page 118 (as hyalinalis)
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Mozambique Pagenstecher A. 1893. Lepidopteren gesammelt in Ost-Afrika 1888/89 von Dr. Franz Stuhlmann. page 49
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Namibia Grünberg K. 1910c. Lepidoptera. – In: Schultze L.: Zoologische und anthropologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise in westlichen und zentralen Südafrika. Vierter Band. Systematik und Tiergeographie. page 99
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Nigeria page A. Ajibade
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Oman Pelham-Clinton E. C. 1977. Pyralidae from Oman: specimens in the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh. page 177
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Rwanda Ghesquière J. 1940c. Quelques microlépidoptères gelechiadae congolais. page 157
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Réunion Boisduval J. B. A. 1833b. Faune entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptères. Avec des notes sur les moeurs, par M. Sganzin. page 118 (as hyalinalis)
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena Wollaston T. V. 1879. Notes on the Lepidoptera of St. Helena, with descriptions of new species. page 332
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Sao Tome & Principe São Tomé Aurivillius C. 1925b. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der zweiten Deutschen Zentralafrika-Expedition 1910–1911 unter Führung Adolf Friedrichs, Herzog zu Mecklenburg. Band 1 Zoologie, Lieferung 18, Lepidoptera IV. page 1354
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Saudi Arabia Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). page 158
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Seychelles Fregate Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 309
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Seychelles Mahé Joannis J. de 1894. Mission scientifique de Ch. Alluaud des îles Seychelles. page 436
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Seychelles Sainte-Anne Fryer J. C. F. 1912. The Lepidoptera of Seychelles and Aldabra, exclusive of the Orneodidae and Pterophoridae and of the Tortricina and Tineina. page 27
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Seychelles Aldabra Fryer J. C. F. 1912. The Lepidoptera of Seychelles and Aldabra, exclusive of the Orneodidae and Pterophoridae and of the Tortricina and Tineina. page 27
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Seychelles Bird Fryer J. C. F. 1912. The Lepidoptera of Seychelles and Aldabra, exclusive of the Orneodidae and Pterophoridae and of the Tortricina and Tineina. page 27
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Seychelles Coëtivy Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 309
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Seychelles Praslin Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 309
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Seychelles Silhouette Lawrence J. M. 2005. The Lepidoptera of Cousine Island, Seychelles. page 94
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Seychelles Cousine Lawrence J. M. 2005. The Lepidoptera of Cousine Island, Seychelles. page 94
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Seychelles Aride Bowler J., Bullock, I., Cadbury J., Gerlach J. & Hunter J. 1999. The ecology and conservation of Aride island, Seychelles. page 51
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Seychelles La Digue De Prins W. & Mazzei P. 2016. Some faunistic notes on selected moth species (Lepidoptera) from the Seychelles. page 25
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Seychelles Marie-Anne Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 47
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Sierra Leone Schaus W. & Clements W. G. 1893. On a collection of Sierra Leone Lepidoptera. page 44
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) South Africa Gauteng Buckle A. S. 1908. Notes on a collection of Lepidoptera from Aden and from the Transvaal. page 10
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) South Africa Mpumalanga page R. Heyns
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Butler A. G. 1875b. On a collection of Lepidoptera from southern Africa, with descriptions of new genera and species. page 416
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) South Africa Zeller P. C. 1852b. Lepidoptera Microptera, quae J. A. Wahlberg in Caffrorum terra collegit. page 53 (as capensis)
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Sudan Ghesquière J. 1940c. Quelques microlépidoptères gelechiadae congolais. page 157
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Tanzania Mafia Archipelago Pagenstecher A. 1907. In: Voeltzkow, A. Reise in Ostafrika in den Jahren 1903–05. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse 2. Systematische Arbeiten, Bd 2,Hft 2 (Lepidoptera Heterocera von Madagaskar, den Comoren und Ostafrika: Uraniidae, Geometridae, Noctuidae, Pyralidae, Thyrididae, ... page 135
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Uganda Nyiira Z. M. 1973. Pest status of thrips and lepidopterous species on vegetables in Uganda. page 133
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) United Arab Emirates Asselbergs J. E. F. 2008. Order Lepidoptera, superfamily Pyraloidea. – In: van Harten, A. (ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE Volume I. page 554
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Yemen Socotra Rebel H. 1907a. Lepidopteren aus Südarabien und von der Insel Sokotra. page 112
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Yemen Butler A. G. 1885d. On a collection of Lepidoptera made by Major J. W. Yerbury at or near Aden. page 501
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Zimbabwe Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 309
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Achyranthes aspera Amaranthaceae Seychelles Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 106
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Ceratosanthes palmata Cucurbitaceae 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 48
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Cucumis sativus Cucurbitaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 49
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Cucumis sativus Cucurbitaceae Uganda Nyiira Z. M. 1973. Pest status of thrips and lepidopterous species on vegetables in Uganda. page 133
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Cucumis sativus Cucurbitaceae Madagascar Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 180
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Cucurbita pepo Cucurbitaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 49
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Cucurbita pepo Cucurbitaceae Madagascar Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 180
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Cucurbita pepo Cucurbitaceae Uganda Nyiira Z. M. 1973. Pest status of thrips and lepidopterous species on vegetables in Uganda. page 133
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Cucurbita sp. Cucurbitaceae Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). page 158
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Erythrina corallodendron Fabaceae Indonesia Saunders W. W. 1851. On insects injurious to the cotton plant. page 164
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Gossypium herbaceum Malvaceae Indonesia Saunders W. W. 1851. On insects injurious to the cotton plant. page 164
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Gossypium sp. Malvaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 49
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Lagenaria sp. Cucurbitaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 49
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Lagenaria sp. Cucurbitaceae Madagascar Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 180
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Luffa acutangula Cucurbitaceae United Arab Emirates Asselbergs J. E. F. 2008. Order Lepidoptera, superfamily Pyraloidea. – In: van Harten, A. (ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE Volume I. page 554
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Luffa acutangula Cucurbitaceae Madagascar Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 180
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Luffa aegyptiaca Cucurbitaceae United Arab Emirates Asselbergs J. E. F. 2008. Order Lepidoptera, superfamily Pyraloidea. – In: van Harten, A. (ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE Volume I. page 554
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Luffa cylindrica Cucurbitaceae Madagascar Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 180
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Luffa cylindrica Cucurbitaceae 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 48
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Luffa sp. Cucurbitaceae Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). page 158
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Melothria sp. Cucurbitaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 49
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Momordica charantia Cucurbitaceae Madagascar Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 180 (as M. sinensis)
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Momordica foetida Cucurbitaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 49
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Trichosanthes anguina Cucurbitaceae Madagascar Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 180
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Trichosanthes anguina Cucurbitaceae United Arab Emirates Asselbergs J. E. F. 2008. Order Lepidoptera, superfamily Pyraloidea. – In: van Harten, A. (ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE Volume I. page 554
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Trichosanthes cucumerina Cucurbitaceae 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 48
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Trichosanthes palmata Cucurbitaceae Madagascar Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 180
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Trichosanthes palmata Cucurbitaceae United Arab Emirates Asselbergs J. E. F. 2008. Order Lepidoptera, superfamily Pyraloidea. – In: van Harten, A. (ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE Volume I. page 554
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Undefined Grasses Undefined Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 49
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Trathala flavoorbitalis Ichneumonidae Rousse P. & Villemant C. 2012. Ichneumons in Reunion Island: a catalogue of the local Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) species, including 15 new taxa and a key to species. page 26
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Diaphania capensis (Zeller, 1852) (Zeller, 1852) species Synonym Eudioptis capensis
Diaphania cucurbitalis (Guenée, 1862) (Guenée, 1862) species Synonym Phakellura cucurbitalis
Diaphania garorialis (Snellen, 1882) (Snellen, 1882) species Misapplied Phakellura garorialis
Diaphania gazorialis (Guenée, 1854) (Guenée, 1854) species Synonym Phakellura gazorialis
Diaphania hyalinalis (Boisduval, 1833) (Boisduval, 1833) species Misapplied Botys hyalinalis
Diaphania hyalinata (Linnaeus, 1767) (Linnaeus, 1767) species Synonym Geometra hyalinata
Diaphania indicalis (Moore, 1867) (Moore, 1867) species Misapplied Phakellura indicalis
Diaphania intermedialis (Dognin, 1904) (Dognin, 1904) species Synonym Glyphodes intermedialis
Diaphania zygaenalis (Guenée, 1854) (Guenée, 1854) species Synonym Phakellura zygaenalis