Biology:Diatraea evanescens

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Short description: Species of moth

Diatraea evanescens
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Diatraea
Species:
D. evanescens
Binomial name
Diatraea evanescens
Dyar, 1917
Synonyms
  • Diatraea sobrinalis Schaus, 1922

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


Wikidata ☰ Q13588220 entry