Diathrausta picata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1889.[1] It is found in the north-western Himalayas[2] and Australia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Diathrausta |
| Species: | D. picata
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| Diathrausta picata (Butler, 1889)
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The wingspan is about 17 mm. The wings are grey, with small blackish dots. The forewings are crossed by a black stripe and there is a small pure white spot in the cell, followed by a blackish marking. There is a white band, broken in two and bounded by a white-edged undulated discal black line. The hindwings have a marking at the end of the cell, connected by a black line. There is a short irregular white band from the costa.[3]
References
edit- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Diathrausta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the Collection of the British Museum 7: 94
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