Diatraea evanescens

Diatraea evanescens is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1917.^[1] It is found in the US states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

Diatraea evanescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Diatraea
Species:	D. evanescens
Binomial name
Diatraea evanescens Dyar, 1917
Synonyms
Diatraea sobrinalis Schaus, 1922

The wingspan is about 18–20 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from March to September.^[2]

The larvae feed on Paspalum larranagae.^[3]