Life
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Ditrysia
Pyraloidea
Crambidae
Crambinae
- Diatraea Guilding, 1828
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Diatraea Guilding, 1828; Trans. Soc. Arts Lond. 48: 148, TS: Diatraea sacchari Guilding
Iesta Dyar, 1909; Proc. ent. Soc. Wash. 11 (1) : 29, TS: Iesta lisetta Dyar
Diatraerupa Schaus, 1913; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 11 (62): 240, TS: Diatraerupa guapilella Schaus
Trinidadia Dyar & Heinrich, 1927; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 5, TS: Diatraea minimifacta Dyar
Eodiatraea Box, 1953; 178, TS: Chilo centrellus Möschler
Zeadiatraea Box, 1955; 197, TS: Leucania lineolata Walker
Crambidiatraea Box & Capps, 1955; 175, TS: Diatraea cayennella Dyar & Heinrich, 1927
Diatrea ; Guilding, 1828, (missp.)
Diaraetria ; Grote, 1882, 56 (missp.)
Diatraea (Crambinae) ; Hampson, 1896, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 : 953
Diatraea (Chilini) ; [NACL, 78]
Diatraea (Chiloini) ; [GlobIZ]
Tropical America. See [About maps]
Phalaena saccharalis Fabricius, 1794; Ent. Syst. 3 (2): 238
Crambus sacchari Fabricius, 1798; Ent. Syst. (Suppl.): 469
Diatraea sacchari Guilding, 1828; Trans. Soc. Arts Lond. 48: 149
Chilo obliteratellus Zeller, 1863; Chil. Cramb. Gen. Spec.: 8, TL: Brazil
= ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 11
Crambus leucaniellus Walker, 1863; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 27: 161, TL: San Domingo
= ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 11
Crambus lineosellus Walker, 1863; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 27: 162, TL: Honduras
= ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 11
Chilo comparellus Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (5): pl. 137, f. 5, TL: Bogota, Colombia
= ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 11
Diatraea saccharalis grenadensis Dyar, 1911; Ent. News 22 (5) : 200
= ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 11
Diatraea pedidocta Dyar, 1911; Ent. News 22 (5) : 201, TL: Cordoba, Mexico
= ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 11
Diatraea saccharalis, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Diatraea saccharalis ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 11; [NACL, #5475]
- Misidentified/misapplied:
-
crambidoides Grote, 1880; auth., (part)
Larva on
(Sugar cane, corn, broom corn, Kafir corn, Milo maize) Sorghum halepense,
Andropogon sorghum soudanensis,
A. murcatus,
Lectochloa mucronota Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 12
Kansas, ..., North Carolina, Florida. See [About maps]
Chilo crambidoides Grote, 1880; Can. Ent. 12 (1) : 15, TL: Kansas
= Diatraea saccharalis ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 11
Diatraea zeacolella Dyar, 1911; Ent. News 22 (5) : 203, TL: Tryon,
Diatraea tripsacicola Dyar, 1921; Ins. Insc. Menstr. 9: 193, TL: Miami, Florida
= Diatraea zeacolella ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 19
= ; [NACL, #5476]
Diatraea crambidoides, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Diatraea crambidoides, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]
Diatraea zeacolella ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 19
Diatraea crambidoides ; [NACL, #5476]
Larva on
Tripsacum Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 19
Louisiana, .... See [About maps]
Haimbachia venosalis Dyar, 1917; Ins. Insc. Menstr. 5 (4-6) : 87, TL: Audubon Park, Louisiana
Diatraea venosalis, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Diatraea venosalis ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 22; [NACL, #5477]
Louisiana, .., Guatemala. See [About maps]
Diatraea evanescens Dyar, 1917; Ins. Insc. Menstr. 5 (4-6) : 84, TL: Audubon Park, Louisiana
Diatraea sobrinalis Schaus, 1922; Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 24 (6) : 140, TL: Cayuga, Guatemala
= ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 19; [NACL, #5478]
Diatraea evanescens, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Diatraea evanescens, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]
Diatraea evanescens ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 19; [NACL, #5478]
Larva on
Paspalum larranagae Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 19
Mexico. See [About maps]
Diatraea grandiosella Dyar, 1911; Ent. News 22 (5) : 205, TL: Guadalajara, Mexico
Diatraea grandiosella, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Diatraea grandiosella, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Diatraea grandiosella ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 25; [NACL, #5479]
- Misidentified/misapplied:
-
lineolata Walker, 1856; auth., (part)
Larva on
(Corn) Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 26
Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Guianas, Cuba, Bahamas. See [About maps]
Leucania lineolata Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 9: 100, TL: Venezuela
Crambus impersonatellus Walker, 1863; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 27: 163, TL: Venezuela
= ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 24
Chilo culmicolellus Zeller, 1863; Chil. Cramb. Gen. Spec.: 7, TL: Colombia
= ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 24
Chilo neuricellus Zeller, 1863; Chil. Cramb. Gen. Spec.: 8, TL: Venezuela
= ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 24
Diatraea lineolata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Diatraea lineolata ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 24; [NACL, #5480]
Florida, Mexico, Panama, .... See [About maps]
Iesta lisetta Dyar, 1909; Proc. ent. Soc. Wash. 11 (1) : 29, TL: Dade City, Florida
Iesta cancellalis Dyar, 1914; Proc. U.S. nat. Mus. 47 (2050) : 320, TL: Corozal, Canal Zone, Panam
= ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 4
Iesta adulcia Dyar, 1916; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 51 (2139) : 37, TL: Teapa, Tabasco, Mexico
= ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 4
Diatraea lisetta, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Iesta lisetta ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 4, f. 28, 47
Diatraea lisetta ; [NACL, #5481]
Mexico. See [About maps]
Iesta morobe Dyar, 1916; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 51 (2139) : 37, TL: Teapa, Tabasco, Mexico
Iesta morobe ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 5
Costa Rica. See [About maps]
Diatraerupa guapilella Schaus, 1913; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 11 (62): 240, TL: Guapiles, Costa Rica
Iesta guapilella ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 5
Trinidad, Cayenne
Diatraea minimifacta Dyar, 1911; Ent. News 22 (5) : 202, TL: Trinidad, British West Indies
Trinidadia minimifacta ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 6
Mexico. See [About maps]
Diatraea instructella Dyar, 1911; Ent. News 22 (5) : 201, TL: Popocatepetl Park, Mexico
Diatraea instructella ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 10
French Guiana. See [About maps]
Diatraea pedibarbata Dyar, 1911; Ent. News 22 (5) : 202, TL: St. Laurent, Maroni River, French Guiana
Diatraea pedibarbata ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 12
Larva on
Cyperus Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 13
Colombia. See [About maps]
Diatraea indigenella Dyar & Heinrich, 1927; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 14, TL: Popayán. Colombia
Brazil (Amazons). See [About maps]
Diatraea incomparella Dyar & Heinrich, 1927; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 14, TL: Taperinha, Amazons, Brazil
Mexico. See [About maps]
Diatraea magnifactella Dyar, 1911; Ent. News 22 (5) : 201, TL: Orizaba, Mexico
Diatraea magnifactella ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 14
Larva on
(Sugar cane) Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 14
Guatemala. See [About maps]
Diatraea guatemalella Schaus, 1922; Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 24 (6) : 138, TL: Cayuga, Guatemala
Diatraea guatemalella ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 14
Panama, .... See [About maps]
Diatraea saccharalis tabernella Dyar, 1911; Ent. News 22 (5) : 200, TL: Tabernilla, Canal Zone, Panama
Diatraea tabernella ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 15
Brazil (Parana, ...). See [About maps]
Diatraea continens Dyar, 1911; Ent. News 22 (5) : 202, TL: Casto, Parana, Brazil
Diatraea continens ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 15
Brazil (São Paulo). See [About maps]
Diatraea pallidostricta Dyar, 1911; Ent. News 22 (5) : 205, TL: São Paulo, Brazil
Diatraea pallidostricta ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 16
Panama. See [About maps]
Diatraea busckella Dyar & Heinrich, 1927; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 16, TL: Porto Bello, Panama
Brazil (Parana, ...). See [About maps]
Diatraea angustella Dyar, 1911; Ent. News 22 (5) : 205, TL: Castro, Parana, Brazil
Diatraea angustella ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 17
British Guiana, ...
Diatraea moorella Dyar & Heinrich, 1927; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 17, TL: Georgetown, British Guiana
Diatraea moorella ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 17
Larva on
Andropogon,
Paspalum Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 18
Panama. See [About maps]
Diatraea gaga Dyar, 1914; Proc. U.S. nat. Mus. 47 (2050) : 319, TL: Corozal, Panama
Diatraea solipsa Dyar, 1914; Proc. U.S. nat. Mus. 47 (2050) : 319, TL: Porto Bello, Panama
= ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 18
Diatraea gaga ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 18
Guatemala. See [About maps]
Diatraea postlineella Schaus, 1922; Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 24 (6) : 138, TL: Quirigua, Guatemala
Diatraea postlineella ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 20
Grenada
Diatraea canella Hampson, 1895; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 16 (94) : 349, TL: Grenada
Diatraea canella ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 20
Larva on
(Sugar cane) Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 20
Brazil (São Paulo), British Guiana. See [About maps]
Diatraea anathericola Dyar & Heinrich, 1927; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 21, TL: Brazil, São Paulo
Diatraea anathericola ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 21
Brazil (Parana, ...). See [About maps]
Diatraea amnemonella Dyar, 1911; Ent. News 22 (5) : 203, TL: Castro, Parana, Brazil
Diatraea amnemonella ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 21
Costa Rica, .... See [About maps]
Diatraea fuscella Schaus, 1922; Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 24 (6) : 139, TL: Carillo, Costa Rica
Diatraea fuscella ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 22
French Guiana. See [About maps]
Diatraea maronialis Schaus, 1922; Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 24 (6) : 139, TL: St. Jean, Maroni River, French Guiana
Diatraea maronialis ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 23
French Guiana. See [About maps]
Diatraea umbrialis Schaus, 1922; Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 24 (6) : 139, TL: St. Jean, Maroni River, French Guiana
Diatraea umbrialis ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 23
Diatraea schausella Dyar & Heinrich, 1927; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 24, TL: Chejel, Guatemala
Mexico. See [About maps]
Diatraea muellerella Dyar & Heinrich, 1927; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 25, TL: Guerrero, Mexico
Brazil (São Paulo, ...). See [About maps]
Diatraea bellifactella Dyar, 1911; Ent. News 22 (5) : 205, TL: São Paulo, Brazil
Diatraea bellifactella ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 26
Brazil (Parana, ...). See [About maps]
Diatraea strigipennella Dyar, 1911; Ent. News 22 (5) : 206, TL: Castro, Parana, Brazil
Diatraea strigipennella ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 27
French Guiana. See [About maps]
Diatraea cayennella Dyar & Heinrich, 1927; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 27, TL: Cayenne, French Guiana
Brazil (Parana, ...). See [About maps]
Diatraea castrensis Dyar & Heinrich, 1927; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 28, TL: Castro, Parana, Brazil
Argentina. See [About maps]
Diatraea obliqualis Hampson, 1919; Ann. Mag. Nat. hist. (9) 3 (18): 543, TL: Argentina, Corrientes, Goya
(Trinidadia?) obliqualis ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 43
Diatraea obliqualis ; [NHM]
Argentina. See [About maps]
Diatraea lentistrialis Hampson, 1919; Ann. Mag. Nat. hist. (9) 3 (18): 546, TL: Argentina, Gran Chaco, Florenzia
(?) lentistrialis ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691) : 43
Diatraea lentistrialis ; [NHM]
7.4.2012 (38)
- References:
- [About maps]
- Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
- [BAMONA]
- Paul Opler, Harry Pavulaan, Ray Stanford, Michael Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node
- [GALEPS]
- Moths and Butterflies of Georgia and the Southeastern United States; James K. Adams; Dept. of Natural Science, Dalton State College, Dalton, GA ; http://www.daltonstate.edu/galeps/index.htm
- [GlobIZ]
- Global information system on pyraloidea; GlobIZ; Globales Informtationssystem Zünslerfalter; Note This information is not automatically synchronized with GlobIZ and can sometimes be lagging behind.
- [MPG]
- North American Moth Photographers Group
- [NACL]
- Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.), 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico
- [NHM]
- Natural History Museum; The Global Lepidoptera Names Index
- Some related literature:
- Dyar, 1909
- New species of American Lepidoptera
Proc. ent. Soc. Wash. 11 (1)
: 19-29
- Dyar, 1911
- The American species of Diatraea Guilding (Lepid., Pyralidae)
Ent. News 22 (5)
: 199-207
- Dyar, 1914
- Report on the lepidoptera of the Smithsonian Biological Survey of the Canal Zone
Proc. U.S. nat. Mus. 47 (2050)
: 139-350
- Dyar, 1916
- Descriptions of new Lepidoptera from Mexico
Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 51 (2139)
: 1-37
- Dyar, 1917
- Seven new crambids from the United States (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae)
Ins. Insc. Menstr. 5 (4-6)
: 84-87
- Dyar & Heinrich, 1927
- The American moths of the genus Diatraea and allies
Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691)
: 1-48
- Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
- Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Behilfen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Band 2. Abtheilung 2. Lepidoptera. Rhopalocera
Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2)
(1): 1-136, pl. 1-21 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, [1865]),
(2): 137-378, pl. 22-47 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1865),
(3): 379-536, pl. 48-74 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1867),
(4): 537-548, pl. 75-120, (Inhalts-Verz.) 1-9 (pl. 1-74), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) ,
(5): pl. 121-140, (erklärung) 1-10 (pl. 75-107), (Inhalts-Vers.) 1-20 (pl. 108-140), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
- Grote, 1880
- Crambidae
Can. Ent. 12 (1)
: 15-19
- Hampson, 1895
- On the Geometridae, Pyralidae and allied families of Heterocera of Lesser Antilles
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 16 (94)
: 329-349
- Hampson, 1896
- On the classification of the Schoenobiinae and Crambinae, two Subfamilies of Moths, of the Family Pyralidae
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895
: 897-974
- Hampson, 1919
- Descriptions of New Pyralidae of the Subfamilies Crambinae and Siginae
Ann. Mag. Nat. hist. (9)
3 (15): 275-292,
3 (17): 437-457,
3 (18): 533-547,
4 (20): 53-68,
4 (21): 137-154,
4 (23): 305-326
- Schaus, 1913
- New species of Heterocera from Costa Rica. XIX-XXI
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 11
(61): 1-44,
(62): 234-262,
(63): 342-358,
(64): 361-386
- Schaus, 1922
- New species of Pyralidae of subfamily Crambidae from tropical America
Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 24 (6)
: 127-145
- Walker, 1856
- List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum
List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus.
9: 1-252 (1856),
10: 253-492 ([1857]),
11: 493-764 (1857),
12: 765-982 ([1858]),
13: 983-1236 ([1858]),
14: 1237-1520 (1858),
15: 1521-1888 (1858)
- Walker, 1863
- List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum
List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus.
27: 1-286 (1863),
28: 287-562 (1863),
29: 563-836 (1864),
30: 836-1096 (1864)
- Zeller, 1863
- Chilonidarum et Crambidarum genera et species
Chil. Cramb. Gen. Spec.: 56pp
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