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Crambidae 80a1443 – 5475   Diatraea saccharalis (Fabricius, 1794)              Sugarcane Borer

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Distribution: USA: FL to TX. Central and South America. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: sacchari (Fabricius, 1798) (Crambus) sacchari Guilding, 1828 (Diatraea) saccharalis (Fabricius, 1794) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 5475 brasiliensis Gorkum & Waal, 1913 (Diatraea) continens Dyar, 1911 (Diatraea) grenadensis Dyar, 1911 (Diatraea) incomparella Dyar & Heinrich, 1927 (Diatraea) leucaniellus (Walker, 1863) (Crambus) lineosellus (Walker, 1863) (Crambus) obliteratellus (Zeller, 1863) (Chilo) pedidocta Dyar, 1911 (Diatraea)

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Factsheet at Florida Featured Creatures. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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