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    (c) Rajeevan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Victor Fazio, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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    (c) Sunčana Bradley, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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    (c) Michael and Nancy van der Poorten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cucumber Moth

Diaphania indica

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Insects

About

Diaphania indica, the cucumber moth or cotton caterpillar, is a widespread but mainly Old World moth species. It belongs to the grass moth family, and therein to the large subfamily Spilomelinae. This moth occurs in many tropical and subtropical regions outside the Americas, though it is native to southern Asia; it is occasionally a significant pest of cucurbits and some other plants.

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