Diaphania sp. indet. 1

Distribution: unknown to me.
Type locality: unknown to me.
Synonyms: unknown to me.
E. Caribbean records: unknown to me.
Grenadines records: Union, Petite Martinique (E.U. Exp., No. 195).
Method of identification: by comparison with other members of this genus in my collection.
Notes: this is a complex of nearly identical species only easily distinguished by dissection, particularly when - as is the case here - the material is damaged. The larvae of this group of species are often pests on various Cucurbitaceae such as cucumbers, melons and squashes.

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