Diatraea lineolata
| Diatraea lineolata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Diatraea |
| Species: | D. lineolata |
| Binomial name | |
| Diatraea lineolata (Walker, 1856) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Diatraea lineolata, the Neotropical cornstalk borer, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by 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
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Diatraea at funet
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ LepIntercept
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