Diatraea saccharalis

Diatraea saccharalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Diatraea
Species:	D. saccharalis
Binomial name
Diatraea saccharalis (Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms
Phalaena saccharalis Fabricius, 1794 Phalaena sacchari Fabricius, 1798 Diatraea sacchari (Fabricius, 1798) Chilo obliteratellus Zeller, 1863 Crambus leucaniellus Walker, 1863 Crambus lineosellus Walker, 1863 Diatraea brasiliensis Gorkum & Waal, 1913 Diatraea continens Dyar, 1911 Diatraea incomparella Dyar & Heinrich, 1927 Diatraea pedidocta Dyar, 1911 Diatraea saccharalis var. grenadensis Dyar, 1911

The Sugarcane Borer (Diatraea saccharalis) is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is native to the Caribbean, Central America, and the warmer parts of South America south to northern Argentina. It was introduced to Louisiana in about 1855, and has since spread to the other Gulf Coast States.

The wingspan is 18-28 mm for males and 27-39 mm.

The larvae are considered a pest on sugarcane and other crops such as corn, rice, sorghum, and sudangrass. Other food plants include Sorghum halepense, Paspalum, Panicum, Holcus and Adropogon.

Gallery

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  Female, dorsal view

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  Female, ventral view

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  Male, dorsal view

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  Male, ventral view

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