Diatraea lineolata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Diatraea
Species:
D. lineolata
Binomial name
Diatraea lineolata
(Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Leucania lineolata Walker, 1856
  • Chilo culmicolellus Zeller, 1863
  • Chilo neuricellus Zeller, 1863

Diatraea lineolata, the Neotropical cornstalk borer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856.[1] It is found in Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, the Guianas, Cuba, the Bahamas[2] and southern Texas.

The wingspan is about 28 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Zea mays.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Diatraea Guilding, 1828". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  3. ↑ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  4. ↑ LepIntercept


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