Diatraea mitteri
Diatraea mitteri is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Solis in 2015. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.[1]
| Diatraea mitteri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Diatraea |
| Species: | D. mitteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Diatraea mitteri Solis, 2015 | |
The larvae feed on Tripsacum dactyloides.[2]
References
- An illustrated guide to the identification of the known species of Diatraea Guilding (Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Crambinae) based on genitalia
- A New Cryptic Species of Diatraea (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Crambinae) Feeding on Eastern Gama Grass and a Novel Host Association with a Braconid (Hymenoptera) in the United States
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