Biology:Diatraea lineolata
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Diatraea |
| Species: | D. lineolata
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| Binomial name | |
| Diatraea lineolata (Walker, 1856)
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Diatraea lineolata, the Neotropical cornstalk borer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis 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]
References
- ↑ "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Diatraea Guilding, 1828". http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/crambidae/crambinae/diatraea/. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
- ↑ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ↑ LepIntercept
Wikidata ☰ Q13588247 entry
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