Diatraea mitteri explained
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]
The larvae feed on Tripsacum dactyloides.[2]
Notes and References
- https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=6797 An illustrated guide to the identification of the known species of Diatraea Guilding (Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Crambinae) based on genitalia
- http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1093/aesa/sav049 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
