A Diatraea evanescens in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/22/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A Diatraea evanescens in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/17/2010).
A Diatraea evanescens collected by John Glaser.
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Status
Introduced into Florida from Brazil in 1914 and since then has spread north (BugGuide).
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A Diatraea evanescens in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/22/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Mark Etheridge.
A Diatraea evanescens in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/17/2010).
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Bob Patterson.
A Diatraea evanescens collected by John Glaser.
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Larry Line.
Source: Wikipedia
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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. evanescens
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| Diatraea evanescens Dyar, 1917
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Diatraea evanescens is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1917.[1] It is found in the US states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
The wingspan is about 18–20 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from March to September.[2]
The larvae feed on Paspalum larranagae.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Diatraea Guilding, 1828". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 15, 2017.