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North American Lepidoptera Genitalia Library

Crambidae 801443 – 5475 – Diatraea saccharalis (Fabricius, 1794) – Sugarcane Borer

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Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Fabricius, J.C., 1798. Entomologica systematica. C.G. Proft et C.F. Mohr, Hafniae et Kiliae, Supplementum 5: 469. Factsheet at Florida Featured Creatures. Guilding, L., 1827. No. III. Insects infesting the sugar-cane. Transactions of the Society, Instituted at London, for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce, 46 149. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Nuss, M., B. Landry, R. Mally, F. Vegliante, A. Tränkner, F. Bauer, J. Hayden, A. Segerer, R. Schouten, H. Li, T. Trofimova, M. A. Solis, J. De Prins & W. Speidel, 2003-2024. Global Information System on Pyraloidea. website: www.pyraloidea.org [accessed 28Oct2024]. Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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