Diatraea lineolata

Diatraea lineolata, the Neotropical cornstalk borer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856.^[1] It is found in Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, the Guianas, Cuba, the Bahamas^[2] and southern Texas.

Diatraea lineolata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Diatraea
Species:	D. lineolata
Binomial name
Diatraea lineolata (Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
Leucania lineolata Walker, 1856 Chilo culmicolellus Zeller, 1863 Chilo neuricellus Zeller, 1863

The wingspan is about 28 mm.^[3]

The larvae feed on Zea mays.^[4]