''Cnaphalocrocis didialis'' is a species of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family

Crambidae The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies includ ...

. It can be found in

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

. Its wingspan is 19mm, with a length of the forewings of 9mm. The holotype had been collected in 1954 near Périnet (

Analamazoatra Reserve Analamazaotra National Park is a national park of Madagascar. The park is in the eastern portion of Madagascar's Central Highlands. The neighbouring Analamazaotra Forest Station is a local reforestation effort. It adjoins Andasibe-Mantadia Nation ...

)Viette, P., 1958. Mémoires de l'Institut scientifique de Madagascar; Série E, Tomé IX, P.123: ''Pyrales de la région malgache nouvelles ou peu connues (Lepidoptera)''

References

Spilomelinae Moths of Madagascar Moths of Africa Moths described in 1958 {{Spilomelinae-stub