Dotted Diatraea

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

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Dotted Diatraea being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Eoreuma densellus
• Diatraea evanescens
• Chilo plejadellus
• Thopeutis forbesellus
• Calamotropha paludella
• Ematheudes punctella

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Crambidae

Genus

Diatraea

Species

Diatraea lisetta

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