Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Pyraloidea Crambidae Crambinae

• Diatraea saccharalis (Fabricius, 1794) Tropical America. See [maps]

  • Phalaena saccharalis Fabricius, 1794; Ent. Syst. 3 (2): 238
  • Crambus sacchari Fabricius, 1798; Ent. Syst. (Suppl.): 469
    • = ; [NACL], #5475
  • 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

• Diatraea crambidoides (Grote, 1880) Kansas, ..., North Carolina, Florida. See [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,
    • = ; [NACL], #5476
  • Diatraea tripsacicola Dyar, 1921; Ins. Insc. Menstr. 9 (10-12): 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, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
  • 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

• Diatraea venosalis (Dyar, 1917) Louisiana, .... See [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
• Diatraea evanescens Dyar, 1917 Louisiana, .., Guatemala. See [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, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
  • 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

• Diatraea grandiosella Dyar, 1911 Mexico. See [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

• Diatraea lineolata (Walker, 1856) Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Guianas, Cuba, Bahamas. See [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; Box, 1955, Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 24 (11-12): 197
  • Chilo neuricellus Zeller, 1863; Chil. Cramb. Gen. Spec.: 8; TL: Venezuela
    • = ; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691): 24
    • = (neuricella); Box, 1955, Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 24 (11-12): 197

  • Diatraea lineolata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Zeadiatraea lineolata; Box, 1955, Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 24 (11-12): 197
  • Diatraea lineolata; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691): 24; [NACL], #5480
• Diatraea lisetta (Dyar, 1909) Florida, Mexico, Panama, .... See [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]
  • Diatraea lisetta, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Iesta lisetta; Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691): 4, f. 28, 47
  • Diatraea lisetta; [NACL], #5481
• Diatraea morobe (Dyar, 1916) Mexico. See [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
• Diatraea guapilella (Schaus, 1913) Costa Rica. See [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
• Diatraea minimifacta Dyar, 1911 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
• Diatraea instructella Dyar, 1911 Mexico. See [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
• Diatraea pedibarbata Dyar, 1911 French Guiana. See [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

• Diatraea indigenella Dyar & Heinrich, 1927 Colombia. See [maps]

  • Diatraea indigenella Dyar & Heinrich, 1927; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691): 14; TL: Popayán. Colombia
• Diatraea incomparella Dyar & Heinrich, 1927 Brazil (Amazons). See [maps]

  • Diatraea incomparella Dyar & Heinrich, 1927; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691): 14; TL: Taperinha, Amazons, Brazil
• Diatraea magnifactella Dyar, 1911 Mexico. See [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

• Diatraea guatemalella Schaus, 1922 Guatemala. See [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
• Diatraea tabernella Dyar, 1911 Panama, .... See [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
• Diatraea continens Dyar, 1911 Brazil (Parana, ...). See [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
• Diatraea pallidostricta Dyar, 1911 Brazil (São Paulo). See [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
• Diatraea busckella Dyar & Heinrich, 1927 Panama. See [maps]

  • Diatraea busckella Dyar & Heinrich, 1927; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691): 16; TL: Porto Bello, Panama
• Diatraea angustella Dyar, 1911 Brazil (Parana, ...). See [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
• Diatraea moorella Dyar & Heinrich, 1927 British Guiana, .... See [maps]

  • 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

• Diatraea gaga Dyar, 1914 Panama. See [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
• Diatraea postlineella Schaus, 1922 Guatemala. See [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
• Diatraea canella Hampson, 1895 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

• Diatraea anathericola Dyar & Heinrich, 1927 Brazil (São Paulo), British Guiana. See [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
• Diatraea amnemonella Dyar, 1911 Brazil (Parana, ...). See [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
• Diatraea fuscella Schaus, 1922 Costa Rica, .... See [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
• Diatraea maronialis Schaus, 1922 French Guiana. See [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
• Diatraea umbrialis Schaus, 1922 French Guiana. See [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

  • Diatraea schausella Dyar & Heinrich, 1927; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691): 24; TL: Chejel, Guatemala
• Diatraea muellerella Dyar & Heinrich, 1927 Mexico. See [maps]

  • Diatraea muellerella Dyar & Heinrich, 1927; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691): 25; TL: Guerrero, Mexico
• Diatraea bellifactella Dyar, 1911 Brazil (São Paulo, ...). See [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
• Diatraea strigipennella Dyar, 1911 Brazil (Parana, ...). See [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
• Diatraea cayennella Dyar & Heinrich, 1927 French Guiana. See [maps]

  • Diatraea cayennella Dyar & Heinrich, 1927; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691): 27; TL: Cayenne, French Guiana
• Diatraea castrensis Dyar & Heinrich, 1927 Brazil (Parana, ...). See [maps]

  • Diatraea castrensis Dyar & Heinrich, 1927; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 71 (2691): 28; TL: Castro, Parana, Brazil
• Diatraea obliqualis Hampson, 1919 Argentina. See [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 card]
• Diatraea lentistrialis Hampson, 1919 Argentina. See [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 card]

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