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Diaphania hyalinata (Linnaeus, 1767)

melon borer

Melonworm moth, Diaphania hyalinata. Photo: Julia Bolaños, CDF, 2021.
Melonworm moth, Diaphania hyalinata. Photo: Julia Bolaños, CDF, 2021.

Introduced on cucurbits (Peck et al. 1998)

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Lepidoptera

Superfamily
Pyraloidea

Family
Pyralidae

Genus
Diaphania

Species
hyalinata

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1932

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: Food contaminant

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Baltra, Fernandina, Isabela, Marchena, Pinta, Santa Cruz, Santiago

References

  • Roque-Albelo, L. Landry, B. (2016) CDF Checklist of Galapagos Butterflies and Moths Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Ecuador, 32 pp.
  • Peck, S.B. Heraty, J., Landry, B. & Sinclair, B.J. (1998) Introduced insect fauna of an oceanic archipelago: The Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Am. Entomol. 44: 218-237.
  • Landry, B. (2016) Taxonomic revision of the Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae s. l.) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador Revue suisse de Zoologie (September 2016) 123(2): 315-399 - ISSN 0035-418

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"Galapagos Species Database, Diaphania hyalinata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7152Luis. Accessed 7 July 2025.