Diatraea lisetta is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1909.[1] It is found in Panama, Mexico[2] and the United States, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.[3]

Diatraea lisetta
Diatraea lisetta (Dyar, 1909), to MV light, Kissimmee, Florida, May 2015
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Diatraea
Species:
D. lisetta
Binomial name
Diatraea lisetta
(Dyar, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Iesta lisetta Dyar, 1909
  • Iesta adulcia Dyar, 1916
  • Iesta cancellalis Dyar, 1914

References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Diatraea Guilding, 1828". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  3. ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University