Biology:Diatraea evanescens
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Diatraea |
| Species: | D. evanescens
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| Diatraea evanescens Dyar, 1917
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Diatraea evanescens is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1917.[1] It is found in the US states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas .
The wingspan is about 18–20 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from March to September.[2]
The larvae feed on Paspalum larranagae.[3]
References
- ↑ "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Diatraea Guilding, 1828". http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/crambidae/crambinae/diatraea/. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
Wikidata ☰ Q13588220 entry
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