Diatraea lisetta

Dyar, 1909

Dotted Diatraea

Diatraea lisetta is a in the Crambidae, described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1909. It belongs to the Diatraea, which includes several stalk-boring pest of grasses. The species has been recorded from Panama, Mexico, and multiple southeastern and mid-Atlantic states in the United States. As a member of the Diatraea genus, it likely shares the general of related stalk borers, though specific ecological details for this species are poorly documented.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Diatraea lisetta: /di.əˈtriːə laɪˈzɛtə/

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Identification

Diatraea lisetta can be distinguished from other Diatraea by genitalia examination and subtle morphological features. are typically small, white to buff-colored . Larvae, when described, would be expected to resemble other Diatraea species: creamy white with conspicuous round brown or black spots on most body segments. Accurate identification to species level requires examination and is not reliably accomplished by external appearance alone.

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Distribution

Panama; Mexico; United States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia).

Similar Taxa

Diatraea saccharalisSugarcane borer; widely distributed and economically important stalk borer with similar coloration and larval . Distinguished by geographic distribution, preferences, and genitalia.
Diatraea grandiosellaSouthwestern corn borer; closely related with overlapping range in the southern United States. Separated by larval spot patterns, size, and genitalia characteristics.
Diatraea lineolataNeotropical borer; similar stalk-boring and appearance. Distinguished by distribution and subtle morphological differences.