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
  • Leucania lineolata Walker, 1856
  • Chilo culmicolellus Zeller, 1863
  • Chilo neuricellus Zeller, 1863

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]

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