"Lily borer" redirects here. For the other moth with this common name, see
Brithys crini.
"Cherry spot" redirects here. For a skin condition often called "cherry spot", see
Cherry angioma.
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.
Quick Facts Scientific classification, Binomial name ...
| Diaphone eumela |
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| Adult |
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| Larva |
| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
| Class: |
Insecta |
| Order: |
Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: |
Noctuoidea |
| Family: |
Noctuidae |
| Genus: |
Diaphone |
| Species: |
D. eumela |
| Binomial name |
Diaphone eumela
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| 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
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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.
