Diaphania hyalinata
melonworm
- Category
- invertebrate
- Primary role
- pest insect
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Crambidae
- Genus
- Diaphania
Animalia | Arthropoda | Insecta | Lepidoptera | Crambidae | Diaphania
External: GBIF #8425580
2 AI-consensus-verified claims across 2 interaction categories.
Related entities
Top entities sharing the most verified claims with Diaphania hyalinata.
biocontrol 1 claim
- This entity is the object of biocontrol by Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) · effect: beneficial
“Loopers Melonworms ... DIPEL DF Biological Insecticide”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedUniversity of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 32 #6734853
herbivory 1 claim
- This entity is the subject of herbivory on Cucumis sativus (Cucumber) · effect: harmful
“Cucumber Beetles Leafhoppers Leafminers Melonworms”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedUniversity of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 38 #6734818
Genus-level evidence
8 claims where the source named the organism only at the genus or collective level (e.g. Diaphania sp.) and did not determine the species. Listed separately because they apply to the genus, not specifically to Diaphania hyalinata.
- herbivory · Diaphania sp. → Cucumis melo · effect: harmful
“Melons: ... Melonworms”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 69 #6734888 - herbivory · Diaphania sp. → Momordica charantia · effect: harmful
“Bitter Melon ... Melonworms”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 130 #6734924 - herbivory · Diaphania sp. → Cucumis sativus · effect: harmful
“Cucumber ... Melonworms”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 147 #6735077 - herbivory · Diaphania sp. → Cucurbitaceae (family) · effect: harmful
“Gourds ... Melonworms”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 153 #6735133 - herbivory · Diaphania sp. → Cucumis melo subsp. melo · effect: harmful
“Honeydew ... Melonworms”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 158 #6735184 - herbivory · Diaphania sp. → Cucurbitaceae (family) · effect: harmful
“Kondot ... Melonworms”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 163 #6735218 - herbivory · Diaphania sp. → Cucumis melo · effect: harmful
“Muskmelon ... Melonworms”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 173 #6735311 - herbivory · Diaphania sp. → Citrullus lanatus · effect: harmful
“Watermelon … Melonworms”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 207 #6735414
Aggregated via GloBI — not independently verified by AgroEco.
herbivory 1
- GloBI eats Cucurbita moschata https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53771580
pest pressure 2
- GloBI hasHost Cucurbita moschata Gaden S. Robinson; Phillip R. Ackery; Ian Kitching; George W Beccaloni; Luis M. Hernández (2023). HOSTS (from HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants) [Data set resource]. Natural History Museum. https://data.nhm.ac.uk/dataset/hosts/resource/877f387a-36a3-486c-a0c1-b8d5fb69f85a via Natural History Museum (2023). Data Portal query on 1 resources created at 2023-05-24 11:19:42.032183 PID https://doi.org/10.5519/qd.bsucrxdz. Accessed at <https://github.com/globalbioticinteractions/HOSTS/archive/808e0b869f9ec1adf8efff87cf6a395adda103e0.zip> on 23 May 2026. DOI
- GloBI hasHost Cupressus lusitanica lusitanica https://mycoportal.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=1352125
crop interaction 3
- GloBI eats Cucurbita moschata https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53771580
- GloBI hasHost Cucurbita moschata Gaden S. Robinson; Phillip R. Ackery; Ian Kitching; George W Beccaloni; Luis M. Hernández (2023). HOSTS (from HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants) [Data set resource]. Natural History Museum. https://data.nhm.ac.uk/dataset/hosts/resource/877f387a-36a3-486c-a0c1-b8d5fb69f85a via Natural History Museum (2023). Data Portal query on 1 resources created at 2023-05-24 11:19:42.032183 PID https://doi.org/10.5519/qd.bsucrxdz. Accessed at <https://github.com/globalbioticinteractions/HOSTS/archive/808e0b869f9ec1adf8efff87cf6a395adda103e0.zip> on 23 May 2026. DOI
- GloBI hasHost Cupressus lusitanica lusitanica https://mycoportal.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=1352125