Diatraea crambidoides

Diatraea crambidoides
A shiny caterpillar with many black dots and a dark brown head
Larva
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Diatraea
Species:
D. crambidoides
Binomial name
Diatraea crambidoides
(Grote, 1880)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Chilo crambidoides Grote, 1880
  • Diatraea tripsacicola Dyar, 1921
  • Diatraea zeacolella Dyar, 1911

Diatraea crambidoides, the southern cornstalk borer moth, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1880. It is found in North America,[3] from Alabama and northern Florida to Ohio and Maryland. Its wingspan is 15–40 mm.

The larvae feed on Zea mays, Tripsacum dactyloides and Sorghum species.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  2. ^ "800835 – 5476 – Diatraea crambidoides – Southern Cornstalk Borer Moth – (Grote, 1880)". Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  3. ^ Hollenbeck, Jeff (May 19, 2007). "Species Diatraea crambidoides - Southern Cornstalk Borer - Hodges#5476". Bug Guide. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  4. ^ "Southern Corn Stalk Borer, Diatraea crambidoides (Grote), Feeding Damage on Eastern Gamagrass in Oklahoma". Ars.usda.gov. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  5. ^ "Extension Integrated Pest Management Program - Southern Cornstalk Borer". Ipm.ncsu.edu. Retrieved October 10, 2011.



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