Diatraea crambidoides
Appearance
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Diatraea |
Species: | D. crambidoides
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Binomial name | |
Diatraea crambidoides | |
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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
[edit]- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ "800835 – 5476 – Diatraea crambidoides – Southern Cornstalk Borer Moth – (Grote, 1880)". Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ Hollenbeck, Jeff (May 19, 2007). "Species Diatraea crambidoides - Southern Cornstalk Borer - Hodges#5476". Bug Guide. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ "Southern Corn Stalk Borer, Diatraea crambidoides (Grote), Feeding Damage on Eastern Gamagrass in Oklahoma". Ars.usda.gov. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
- ^ "Extension Integrated Pest Management Program - Southern Cornstalk Borer". Ipm.ncsu.edu. Retrieved October 10, 2011.