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Diatraea lineolata

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Species of moth

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. It is found in Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, the Guianas, Cuba, the Bahamas and southern Texas.

The wingspan is about 28 mm.

The larvae feed on Zea mays.

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
Taxon identifiers
Diatraea lineolata


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