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Diaphania hyalinata (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Louisiana

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 Diaphania hyalinata (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Louisiana
by
Vernon Antoine Brou Jr., 74320 Jack Loyd Road, Abita Springs, Louisiana 70420 email: vabrou@bellsouth.net

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Fig. 1. Diaphania hyalinata (Linnaeus) phenotypes: a-h. males and females.

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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
number of adults

broods
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Fig. 2. Adult D. hyalinata captured at sec.24T6SR12E, 4.2 mi. NE of Abita Springs, Louisiana. n = 496
Within south Louisiana, Diaphania hyalinata (Linnaeus) (Fig. 1)
appears to have five annual broods occurring at about 35-day
intervals, the first brood peaking end of July, beginning of August.

Kelsheimer (1949) considered this insect to be the most important

pest of cucurbits in Florida.

Capinera (2000) stated concerning hyalinata, "moths are not

attracted to light traps". Note that all 496 adults captured in this
study were captured using light traps. And this quantity is only a
small sample of the thousands I have taken in light traps. This same
author stated of ova "hatching occurs after three to four days", "total
larval development time is about 14 days", and "pupal stage persists
for nine to 10 days", a total of approximately 27-28 days, adult to
Fig. 3. Parish records for adult. Yilmaz and GenÇ (2012) stated laboratory rearing of Palpita
D. hyalinata. unionalis (Hübner), occurred over 35-39 days, adult to adult.
Covell (1984) listed the range of hyalinata to include: "Quebec to Florida, west to Kansas and Texas,
October to November northward, all months except February and December in Florida, where it is
common". Heppner (2003) stated hyalinata occurs in eastern North America: "Quebec to Florida and
Manitoba to Texas, West Indies, Mexico to Argentina". Powell and Opler (2009) stated that hyalinata can
be found in Texas, Colorado, and rarely to Arizona and California.
 Acknowledgement: I thank James Hayden for reviewing and commenting upon this species account.

Literature cited
Capinera, J.L., 2000, rev. 2005. Melonworm, Diaphania hyalinata Linnaeus (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), Univ. of Florida, IFAS
Publication #EENY163
Covell, Jr., C.V. 1984. A field guide to the moths of eastern North America. The Peterson Field Guide Series No. 30. Houghton Mifflin
Co., Boston. xv + 496pp., 64 plates.
Heppner, J.B. 2003. Arthropods of Florida and neighboring land areas, vol. 17: Lepidoptera of Florida, Div. Plant Industry, Fla.
Dept. Agr. & Consum. Serv., Gainesville. x + 670 pp., 55 plates.
Kelsheimer, E.G. 1949. Control of insect pests of cucumber and squash. Florida Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 465. 15 pp.
Powell, J.A. and P.A. Opler 2009, Moths of Western North America, Univ. Calif. Press xiii + 369 pp + 64 plates.
Yilmaz, Ç., and H. GenÇ. 2012. Determination of the life cycle of the life cycle of the olive fruit leaf moth, Palpita unionalis (Lepidoptera:
Pyralidae) in the laboratory.

Citation: Brou Jr., Vernon A. 2016. Diaphania hyalinata (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Louisiana. South.
Lepid. News 38: 227-228.

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