Diaphone eumela

"Lily borer" redirects here. For the other moth with this common name, see Brithys crini.

Diaphone eumela
Adult
Larva
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Diaphone
Species:
D. eumela
Binomial name
Diaphone eumela
(Stoll, [1782])[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena eumela Stoll, [1782]
  • Phalaena Noctua eumela Stoll, [1782]
  • Bombyx elegans Fabricius, 1787
  • Phalaena Noctua sylviana Stoll, [1790]
  • Chelonia evidens Guérin-Méneville, [1832]
  • Diaphone sylviana var. mossambicensis Hopffer, 1862
  • Diaphone angolensis Weymer, 1901
  • Diaphone libertina Bartel, 1903
  • Diaphone barnsi Prout, 1921
  • Ovios sylvina Walker, 1855

Diaphone eumela, the cherry spot[2] or lily borer, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa[3] and Angola.

Like its relative, Brithys crini, this noctuid is found almost exclusively on plants of the families Amaryllidaceae and Liliaceae, and has been recorded feeding on Ornithogalum eckloni and Boophone disticha.

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Diaphone Hübner, [1820]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  2. ^ "Diaphone eumela, (Stoll, 1781)". African Moths. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  3. ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Diaphone eumela (Cramer, 1781)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 12, 2017.