"Sugarcane borer" redirects here. For the other moths with this common name, see Chilo terrenellus and Sesamia grisescens.
Diatraea saccharalis
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
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
Diatraea saccharalis, the sugarcane borer, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. 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 Andropogon.
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