{{short description|Species of insect}} {{Speciesbox | name= Melonworm moth | image = | image_caption = | image2 = Diaphania_hyalinata_larva.jpg | image2_caption = Larva | taxon = Diaphania hyalinata | authority = (Linnaeus, 1767)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=5204 |title=mothphotographersgroup |publisher=Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu |date= |accessdate=2011-10-13}}</ref> | synonyms ={{Specieslist |Phalaena Geometra hyalina| |Phakellura hyalinatalis|Guenée, 1854 |Phalaena Pyralis marginalis|Stoll in Cramer & Stoll, 1781 |Pyralis lucernalis|Hübner, 1796 |Pyralis zapillitalis|Weyenbergh, 1873 |Pyralis sapillitalis|Weyenbergh, 1873 |Glyphodes niveocilia|Hampson, 1898 }} }} '''''Diaphania hyalinata''''', the '''melonworm moth''', is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in eastern North America,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/7925 |title=Bug Guide |publisher=Bug Guide |date= |accessdate=2011-10-13}}</ref> south to Central and South America, including Suriname and the Caribbean.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/veg/leaf/melonworm.htm |title=Factsheet at Florida Featured Creatures |publisher=Entomology.ifas.ufl.edu |date= |accessdate=2011-10-13}}</ref> thumb|left|200px|Damage thumb|left|Pupa of ''Diaphania hyalinata'' on a squash leaf The wingspan is 27–30 mm. Adults are on wing from October to November in the northern part of the range and all year round in multiple generations in Florida and further south.
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Category:Moths described in 1767 Category:Diaphania Category:Animal taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Category:Moths of North America Category:Moths of South America
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